Lecture: Transient Astronomy - Bursts, Bangs and Things that Go Bump in the Night - Mon, Jun 13 2016

Lecture: Transient Astronomy - Bursts, Bangs and Things that Go Bump in the Night (6/13/2016)

The Basics:
Event Type:		Learn
Event Location:		Room 1-430, CCIS Building, University of Alberta
Date(s) & Time:		Mon, Jun 13 2016  6:45 PM
Registration Cut Off:		Mon, Jun 13 2016 7:00:00 PM
Event Duration:		2-3 hours
Difficulty Rating:		D1: Easy
Event Coordinator(s):		Ryan You must be logged in to get the Event Coordinator contact information.
Member Cost:		None
Participant Info:
Who's Invited:		Members Only, 18 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:		16
Minimum Group Size:		3
Number Registered So Far:		5 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted:		No
Itinerary:
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell will be visiting the University of Alberta and will be giving a public lecture that is open to all (astrophysicists, and the rest of us!). Professor Bell Burnell is a distinguished leader in the field of astrophysics, credited with one of the most significant scientific achievements of the 20th century. While completing her doctorate at Cambridge University in 1967, she discovered the first rad io pulsars ever to be found, and has since become one of the United Kingdom’s most prominent scientists. She has taught at several prestigious institutions including the universities of Southampton, Oxford, Bath and Princeton. Bell Burnell has also campaigned to improve the status and number of women in the fields of physics and astronomy, and was the first woman to serve as president of the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. How to find the Group: You must reserve a ticket in advance, as seating is limited. Tickets are free, and can be reserved through EventBrite (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/transient- astronomy-bursts-bangs-and-things-that-go-bump- in-the-night-tickets-25004749880). The presentation will be in room 1-430, which is a large lecture theatre found on the ground floor of the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science at the University of Alberta. To help find me before the lecture, I will have a royal blue EOC ballcap. We will meet at 6:45 PM and head into the lecture theatre by 6:50 at the latest. Depending on how many people attend this lecture, it may be difficult to hold seats for the group, so if you arrive late please find your own seat in the theatre.
Required Items to Bring: Ticket to the event (reserve through EventBrite at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/transi ent-astronomy-bursts-bangs-and-things-that-go- bump-in-the-night-tickets-25004749880) Recommended Items to Bring: Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
How to Get There:
Event Directions:		CCIS (Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science) is located on the north end of the U of A campus, next to the Biological Sciences building (a tall red brick building, which faces Saskatchewan Drive). A map of the U of A campus is available at: http:/ /www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/ Please refer to the map for the U of A North (Main) Campus. Please be advised that the parking meters along Saskatchewan Drive are in effect 24/7. While the surface parking lot located next to CCIS and the Earth Sciences building is the most convenient, the most economical parking option is Lot V, a surface parking lot found to the north of the Windsor Car Park (near the Faculty Club): evening parking in Lot V is charged at a flat $2 rate.
Notes:
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