GTCC - Cline Observatory

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(336) 334-4822
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Jamestown, NC 27282

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Cline Observatory - Fall Astronomy Day Speakers Past Editions

Each year, the Cline Observatory at Guilford Technical Community College celebrates its Fall Astronomy Day in commemoration of the opening of the observatory during fall semester 1997. Our intention is to bring prominent scientists to campus to share in the latest astronomical research. If you have suggestions or would like to support our efforts to bring visiting astronomers to GTCC, please contact Tom English at 336-334-4822, ext 2620.

Past Fall Astronomy Day Speakers at GTCC

2009	Hal Levison, Southwest Research Institute What Planets Are and How They Form

2008	Neil Gehrels, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Swift Black Holes: From Einstein to Gamma Ray Bursts

2007	Michael Turner, University of Chicago The Dark Side of the Universe

2006	Scott Ransom, National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Charlottesville The Stellar Undead

2005	Jeff Hester, Arizona State University From the Big Bang to Big Brains: the Origin of Structure in an Evolving Universe

2004	Paul Butler, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution Extrasolar Planets: A First Reconnaissance (AAS Second Century Lecture)

2003	Prasun Desai, NASA Langley / Mars Exploration Rover Mission Mars Exploration in the Coming Decade

2002	Steve Murray, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics / Chandra X-ray Astronomy Comes of Age - The Chandra X-ray Observatory View of the Cosmos

2001	Jay Bergstralh, Solar System Exploration Division, NASA A Grand Tour of the Moons of Jupiter

2000	Virginia Trimble, U. Cal.- Irvine/U. Maryland Cosmology: Man's Place in the Universe

1999	Robert Kirshner, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics The Universe: Big, Old, and Accelerating

1998	John Wood, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Resolution: Latest Results from the Hubble Telescope

1997	Bruce Carney, UNC-Chapel Hill How Old is Our Universe?