Public Viewing
Painter Hall - 9"
RLM Hall - 16"
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Calendars
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Colloquium
Yale University
TBA
Tues 11/24
3:30 PM
RLM 15.216B
Texas Cosmology Network Meeting 2009 Begins Thursday, October 29 on the Austin Campus
26 October 2009
Cosmologists from Texas research institutions will meet Thursday and Friday, October 29 & 30, at the AT&T Conference Center [map], on the Austin campus of The University of Texas, for the second Texas Cosmology Network Meeting. A new Cosmology program at Texas A&M was joined earlier this year by the opening of the Texas Cosmology Center in Austin. Participants from UT Dallas, Baylor, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Houston will consider four broad focus areas: the early universe (inflation), dark energy, dark matter and structure formation in the universe. The meeting is organized by the Texas Cosmology Center, which is supported by The University of Texas at Austin, the College of Natural Sciences, the Department of Astronomy, Department of Physics, and the McDonald Observatory.
Symposium Website
Texas Cosmology Network Meeting 2009
2009 Antoinette de Vaucouleurs Lectureship Honors Russian Astronomer Rashid Sunyaev
Public Lecture
“The Richness and Beauty of the Physics of Cosmological
Recombination”
Dr. Rashid Sunyaev
Tues., Oct. 27
7 p.m., ACES 2.302
[map]
22 October 2009
Awarded each year to an outstanding astronomer for a lifetime of dedication to astronomy, the 2009 Antoinette de Vaucouleurs Lectureship honors the distinguished Russian astrophysicist Rashid Alievich Sunyaev (translit.-"Syunyaev"). Among the essential tools of modern astrophysics, Dr. Sunyaev's work includes the standard model of disk accretion onto black holes, and the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich (SZ) effect, the scattering interaction of low energy Cosmic Microwave Background photons with high energy photons found in the gas associated with galaxy clusters. The SZ effect opened the possibility of determining fundamental cosmological parameters, the nature of density fluctuations in the early universe, the role of dark energy, and of measuring the hubble constant. A highlight of award events will be the public lecture by Dr. Sunyaev, "The Richness and Beauty of the Physics of Cosmological Recombination," Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 PM in ACES 2.302.
Public Lecture: Dr. Rashid Sunyaev
The 2009 Antoinette de Vaucouleurs Lectureship
In Memorium: Antoinette de Vaucouleurs
Third Biennial Frank N. Bash Symposium, New Horizons in Astronomy, Begins Oct. 18
12 October 2009
The University of Texas Department of Astronomy and McDonald Observatory will be hosting the third biennial Frank N. Bash Symposium on the topic of New Horizons in Astronomy, October 18-20, 2009 in the Avaya Auditorium, ACES 2.302, on the Austin campus [map] . The meeting brings together young researchers at the cutting edge of astronomy and astrophysics, to promote the exchange of research ideas and visions for the future of astronomy. This year's meeting will include talks on cosmology, high energy astrophysics, instrumentation, planet formation and more. The symposium is made possible by the contributions of The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy Board of Visitors.
Bash '09: New Horizons in Astronomy
McDonald Observatory Press Release
5 October 2009
Midland, TX-- To celebrate its grand re-opening after renovations, the Marian Blakemore Planetarium at Midland's Museum of the Southwest will host a series of events on Friday, October 9, featuring McDonald Observatory Director Dr. David L. Lambert. The events are free and open to the public. Lambert's talk, "The International Year of Astronomy: Dark Ages to Dark Energy," will trace the course of astronomical discoveries over many years, highlighting discoveries made in Texas. more..
Museum of the Southwest
International Year of Astronomy 2009
McDonald Observatory and the University of Texas
McDonald Observatory operates in association with the Department of Astronomy, and is one of the world's leading centers for
astronomical research, education and public outreach. The activities of the faculty and staff span virtually all areas of modern
astronomy. Located in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, the observatory accommodates more than 100,000 visitors each
year, offering activities and programs for every level of interest.
