Institute of Advanced Studies
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This series of free public lectures celebrates the UN International Year of Astronomy which commemorates the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo.
The speakers chosen for this West Australian series have been selected by the Astronomical Society of Australia as leaders in their field who each have an exceptional ability to communicate the excitement of astronomy to the general public. We invite you to participate in this unique series of events.
Lectures
| 23 July | Black Holes and Galaxies Prof Reinhard Genzel, Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, FRG & Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA Time: 6pm | Venue: Alexander Lecture Theatre, UWA, Entrance 1 off Hackett Drive, Crawley |
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| 19 August | Is There More Than One Universe? Dr Charley Lineweaver, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics/Research School of Earth Science, ANU Time: 6pm | Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA, Entrance 1 off Hackett Drive, Crawley |
| 9 September | The Astronomy of Aboriginal Australians Professor Ray Norris, Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO Time: 6pm | Venue: Scitech, City West, Sutherland Street, West Perth An RSVP is required for this lecture. Please RSVP your attendance to Scitech by email: bookings@scitech.org.au or phone 9215 0740. |
| 29 September | A Universe made for me? The anthropic principle in Astronomy Prof Geraint Lewis, School of Physics, University of Sydney Time: 6pm | Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA, Entrance 1 off Hackett Drive, Crawley |
| 14 October |
Particle Astronomy - the Second Window |
| 4 November | From Mars to Earth: a journey fostered by Science, Technology and Fascination Dr Paulo de Souza, Tasmanian ICT Centre, CSIRO Time: 6pm | Venue: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA, Entrance 1 off Hackett Drive, Crawley |
