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SLAS Regular Meeting
Friday, December 16, 2016 7:30pm
McDonnell Hall,
Washington University
Dr. Strange and the Struggle
With Dark Energy
by
Dr. Michael Ogilvie
Washington University
Dr. Michael Ogilvie will be featured at the
December meeting of the St. Louis
Astronomical Society. The meeting will begin at 7:30
PM Friday, December 16, in McDonnell Hall,
Room 162, on the Washington University
campus, Saint Louis, MO 63130. McDonnell
Hall is accessible from Forsyth Boulevard via
Tolman Way. Yellow zone and street parking
are available to the audience.
Dr. Ogilvie describes his lecture in Strange
fashion: "Dark energy is a name that is
whispered at scientific conferences. Most of our
universe is dark energy, but no one knows
what it is. No one knows where it comes
from. No one knows what it means for mankind. At times like these, we ask "What would
Dr. Strange do?" With Earth's Sorcerer Su-
preme as our guide, we will discuss how we
know dark energy is real, its possible origins,
and how it may determine the ultimate fate of
our universe."
Michael Ogilvie is a Professor of Physics
and a Fellow of the McDonnell Center for the
Space Sciences at Washington University. His
research interests lie in the areas of particle
physics and quantum mechanics.
Upcoming Meetings:
January - Peter Plavchan, PhD - The Golden
Age of Exoplanet Discovery - MSU
February - Pamela Gay, PhD - Super-Secret
Squirrel Stuff - SIU-E
March - Chr istine Floss, PhD -TBA Wash U
April - Kevin Evans, PhD - Weaubleau Impact Structure - MSU
May - Kara Kundert - Cosmic Epoch of Re-Ionization "Skype" - UC Berkeley
June TBA
July: Ryan Clegg-Watkins, PhD - Exploring
the Moon from Orbit: Paving the Way for Future
Astronaut Explorers - Wash U
August: TBA
September SLAS Collective Solar Eclipse
Results
October: Car l Bender, PhD Black Holes
and Hawking Radiation Wash U
November: William McKinnon, PhD
PLUTO Wash U
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Meeting Agenda
Welcome
Parking
Introduction of Officers and Visitors
Main Speaker: Dr. Michael Ogilvie
Astro 101: Lynn Hertzberger
Star Parties: 2 events left and NSN pins
Neil deGrasse Tyson Raffle
Attendance prizes
International Space Development Conference
Library Telescopes
Eclipse Task Force
SLAS Coffee Mugs for Sale!
Infini-tees Shirts for Sale!
Eclipse Glasses for Sale!
Other Announcements
Eyepiece kits for sale
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