Event

A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series: Space – Science, Pop Culture and Beyond

Thursday, September 22, 2016 18:00to19:00
Redpath Museum 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA

You are invited to join us for this year's A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series. This year's theme is Space – Science, Pop Culture and Beyond.

The A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker Series is named in honour of McGill’s Chancellor Emeritus. M. de Grandpré, who served as Chancellor from 1984-1991, was a long-standing member of the McGill Board of Governors and one of Canada’s pre-eminent and most distinguished business leaders. An astute and visionary administrator, he brought these skills, together with his wisdom, clarity of thought, and persuasive logic, to the highest levels of leadership at McGill University.

Guest presenters:

Andrew Fazekas, BScAgr’93, MSc’97, “The Night Sky Guy” and author of Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages;

Professor Vicky Kaspi, McGill University. A space researcher and Trekkie at heart;

Professor Lyle Whyte, McGill University. Cryoenvironments specialist and NASA collaborator;

Professor Anja Geitmann, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Vice Principal, Macdonald. The science and possibility of growing plants in space.

Registration is required. A link to register will be provided as soon as it is available. Please visit our webpage for the most updated information.

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