AAS SECOND CENTURY LECTURE SERIES
AAS SECOND CENTURY LECTURE SERIES
Last Modified: 19-Dec-2005
As the American Astronomical Society steps into its second century, it has undertaken an exciting new initiative - The AAS Second Century Lecture Series, provides a series of outstanding public talks given throughout the country at a variety of locations - in planetaria, science centers, science museums, colleges, universities, astronomical amateur associations, any place where public interest in astronomy and astrophysics resides. Second Century Lecturers, outstanding scientists who are excellent public speakers, highlight interesting and exciting areas of current astronomical research, presenting not only the most recent findings, but also their historical context are. No topic is too big or too small – ranging from astronomical discoveries in our solar system, to extra-solar planets, stars, and black-holes, all the way to the beginning of the Universe, its expansion and its future.
Each lecture is organized and advertised by the host institution which proposes the selection of topics and speakers. Advertising is both local (at each venue) and national. Our goal is to draw a large audience for each of these lectures and reach as broad a public as we can. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Any institution or organization interested in hosting an AAS Second Century Lecture or in suggesting appropriate venues and topics for the Lectures are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer A. Grier, American Astronomical Society (grier@aas.org>).
The AAS supports the advertising for the lectures and some local venue expenses if needed, as well as travel expenses for the Lecturer, and encourages the host institution or organization to seek matching funds.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006, 7 pm:
Beyond Pluto: The Discovery of the "10th Planet"
Michael Brown of Caltech
Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, Los Altos Hills, California.
Call 650-949-7888 for more information and driving directions.
Sponsored by the American Astronomical Society.
Co-sponsored by: NASA Ames Research Center, The Foothill College Astronomy Program, The SETI Institute, The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Past Lectures |
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| 17 September 2004 | |
| Cline Observatory, Guilford Technical Community College, North Carolina |
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| "EXTRASOLAR PLANETS: A FIRST RECONNAISSANCE" | |
| Prof. Paul Butler, DTM | |
| 23 April 2004 | California State University San Bernardino |
| "PROTOPLANETARY DISKS - CLUES TO OUR ORIGINS?" | |
| Prof. Anneila Sargent, Caltech | |
| 16 April 2004 | The Astronomical Society of Kansa City and UM Kansas City |
| "COSMIC QUESTIONS" | |
| Prof. Rocky Kolb, University of Chicago | |
| 3 February 2004 | California State University, Fresno |
| "PROBING BLACK HOLES AND THE BIG BANG WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVES" | |
| Prof. Kip Thorne, California Institute of Technology | |
| 12 November 2003 |
The Smithwick Theater, Foothill
College
Los Altos Hills, CA AAS Century Lecture co-sponsored with the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, NASA Ames, Foothill College and the SETI Institute. |
| "THE MYSTERY OF BLACK HOLES" | |
| Prof. Alan Dressler, Carnegie Observatories | |
| 17 October 2003 | University of Texas at Austin, Department of Astronomy |
| "EINSTEIN'S BIGGEST BLUNDER? THE CASE FOR COSMIC ANTIGRAVITY" | |
| Prof. Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley | |
| 19 September 2003 | Exhibit Museum of Natural History, The Student Astronomical Society, and The University of Michigan Astronomy Department, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| "PRIMORDIAL SOUP: A LITTLE TASTE OF THE BIG BANG" | |
| Prof. Rocky Kolb, University of Chicago | |
| 7 January 2003 | University of Washington, Seattle Public Lecture during the January AAS Meeting |
| "HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE: GLIMPSING THE BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE" | |
| Prof. Bruce Margon, Space Telescope Science Institute | |
| 29 June 2002 | American Association of Amateur Astronomers Meeting, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas |
| "EXTRASOLAR PLANETS: FIRST RECONNAISSANCE" | |
| Prof. Paul Butler, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism | |
| 3 June 2002 | University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
NM Public Lecture during the June AAS meeting |
| "RIPPLES IN THE FABRIC OF SPACE AND TIME: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVES" | |
| Prof. Kip Thorne, Caltech | |
| 16 April 2002 | Calgary Science Center, Alberta, Canada |
| "EXTRASOLAR PLANETS: FIRST RECONNASISSANCE" | |
| Prof. Paul Butler, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism | |
| 26 March 2002 | Princeton
University, Princeton, NJ AAS Century Lecture co-sponsored with the Evnin Lecture of the Council on Science & Technology |
| "PLANETS AND THE PROSPECTS FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE" | |
| Prof. Geoff Marcy, UC Berkeley | |
| 12 October 2001 | University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada |
| "EXTRASOLAR PLANETS: FIRST RECONNAISSANCE" | |
| Prof. Paul Butler, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism | |
| 2 October 2001 | California State University, Fresno, CA |
| "EINSTEIN'S BIGGEST BLUNDER? THE CASE OF COSMIC ANTIGRAVITY" | |
| Prof. Alex Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley | |
| 11 May 2001 | Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL |
| "ORBITING PULSARS AND RELATIVISTIC GRAVITY" | |
| Prof. Joseph Taylor, Princeton University | |
| 2 May 2001 | Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA |
| "WHAT'S THE MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE?" | |
| Prof. Vera Rubin, Carnegie Institution of Washington | |
| 9 January 2001 | The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, San Diego, CA |
| "UNVEILING A BLACK HOLE AT THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY GALAXY" | |
| Prof. Andrea Ghez, UCLA | |
| 7 December 2000 | National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC |
| "THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE THROUGH THE LENS OF AN URBAN ASTROPHYSICIST" | |
| Prof. Neil Tyson, Director, Hayden Planetarium | |
| 20 June 2000 | Hayden Planetarium, NY |
| "FROM DUST TO US" | |
| Prof. Anneila Sargent, Caltech | |
| 5 May 2000 | University of Minnesota, MN |
| "RUNAWAY UNIVERSE?" | |
| Prof.Robert Kirshner, Harvard University | |