[conspire] (forw) KIPAC Public Lecture - The Universe Continues to Reveal Surprises - February 13, 2018

[Rick Moen]

Local event of possible interest, tomorrow evening.

KIPAC lecture series information:  https://kipac.stanford.edu/ .
More about _this_ lecture:
https://kipac.stanford.edu/events/universe-continues-reveal-surprises

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:29:03 +0000
From: KIPAC <dan.wilkins at stanford.edu>
To:  Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
Subject: KIPAC Public Lecture - The Universe Continues to Reveal Surprises -
	February 13, 2018
Reply-To: KIPAC <dan.wilkins at stanford.edu>

Prof. Wendy Freedman will give the KIPAC Public Lecture, "The Universe
Continues to Reveal Surprises", Tuesday February 13 at Stanford.


** Public Lecture
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A quick reminder about this week's KIPAC Public Lecture, which will take
place on the Stanford Campus. KIPAC Public Lectures are free, open and
accessible to all.


** The Universe Continues to Reveal Surprises
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
7:30pm
Stanford Campus, Hewlett Teaching Center Room 201
370 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
No ticket required. Doors will open at 7pm. First come, first served.


** Prof. Wendy Freedman, University of Chicago
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Over the past few decades, astronomers have for the first time
identified the major constituents of the universe. Unexpectedly, the
universe hardly resembles what we thought only a couple of decades ago.
The universe is filled with dark matter more abundant than ordinary
matter and dark energy that is causing a runaway acceleration. We do not
yet have a complete picture of this unexpected universe. Some
discrepancies may be hinting at new discoveries to come. New giant
telescopes planned for the next decade are likely to reveal more
surprises. In her lecture, Professor Freedman will describe these recent
advances.


** About the Speaker
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Prof. Wendy Freedman is an internationally renowned astronomer, best
known for her role as co-leader of the Hubble Key Project that measured
the expansion of the Universe by studying the most distant supernova
explosions. She received her PhD from the University of Toronto in 1984
before taking up a postdoctoral fellowship at the Carnegie Observatories
in Pasadena. She rose through the ranks, becoming director of the
Carnegie Observatories in 2003 where she initiated the Giant Magellan
Telescope (GMT) project, before moving to the University of Chicago in
2015 where she is presently the John & Marion Sullivan University
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics.


** Parking
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open to all after 4pm (in either visitor spaces or those designated for
A or C permits). The most convenient parking is located within the Via
Ortega Garage (285 Panama Street, Stanford), although limit parking
closer to the Hewlett Center (including handicapped spaces) is available
on The Oval.

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