Public Outreach Lecture Series / Spring 2008
This is a lecture series put on for the benefit of the public. Each lecture lasts approximately 30 minutes (although the last of the semester will last 60 minutes) and is accompanied by two hours of star-gazing on the roof if the weather cooperates. Talks are targeted at the astronomical-education level of a layperson (oftentimes children are in attendance). Talks meet in Pupin 1334, Pupin 1402 or occasionally the lecture hall on the fourth floor of Pupin (when crowds get too large); directions will be provided around the observatory to the lecture on each given night. For more information, go to the Wiki Outreach webpage or the Public Outreach webpage.
If you're interested in giving an outreach lecture in a coming semester, please contact Cameron or Neil.
| Date | Speaker | Title | Start Time | Abstract | ||||
| Feb 1 | Gabe Perez-Giz | What goes up must come down -- but why? | 7:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| Feb 15 | Marilena LoVerde | Light, Shadows and Curved Space | 7:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| Feb 20 | Cameron Hummels | Moon Miscellany: A brief introduction to our closest companion | 8:30PM | Abstract | ||||
| Feb 29 | Stephanie Tonnesen | Galaxies in Clusters -- the New York Cities of the Universe | 7:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| Mar 14 | Destry Saul | Finding Exoplanets: Many Needles in the Largest of Haystacks | 7:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| Mar 28 | Neil Zimmerman | The Arrow of Time | 8:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| Apr 11 | Lia Corrales | A Brief History of Black Holes | 8:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| Apr 25 | Jeno Sokoloski | Fountains from Exploding Stars | 8:00PM | Abstract | ||||
| May 9 | David Helfand | Global Warming: What We Know, and What We Don't Know | 7:00PM | Abstract |
