McGill Mini-Science 2009
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND:
SPACE, STARS & THE UNIVERSE
Wednesday evenings, April 1 - May 13, 2009
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Neutron Stars: Lighthouses of the Cosmos [Overview] | Prof. Victoria M. Kaspi, Department of Physics |
| April 8 | An Astronomer's Window on the Birth of the Universe [Overview] | Prof. Matt Dobbs, Department of Physics |
| April 15 | Island Universes: The Nature and Origin of Galaxies [Overview] | Prof. Tracy Webb, Department of Physics |
| April 22 | In Search of New Worlds: The Discovery and Characterization of Exoplanets [Overview] | Prof. Andrew Cumming, Department of Physics |
| April 29 | ...in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Measuring the Size of the Universe [Overview] | Prof. Robert E. Rutledge, Department of Physics |
| May 6 | Up or Down - The body's plasticity in exploring inner and outer space [Overview] | Dr. Dave Williams, Director, McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics CSA Astronaut |
| May 13 | Exploring Mars on Earth: The Arctic as an analogue for Mars [Overview] | Prof. Wayne Pollard, Department of Geography |