STEM Ed Announcement: Physics Seminar at Amherst College

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is not a STEM Ed. program
 Contact Information is below.
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 Dr. Dave Spiegel, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton will give a talk on
 "Worlds Around Other Stars" on February 2, 2012 - 4:45pm - 6:00pm.  The talk will be
 held in Merrill Science Center, Lecture Room 3 (with cookies and tea at 4:15 in room
 204 Merrill).  Abstract for talk: 
 
 In the last 20 years, the science of extrasolar planets has blossomed from the dream
 of a few dedicated planet hunters to one of the core disciplines of astrophysics for
 the foreseeable future. We have moved from the first tentative detections of planet
 candidates to an era in which there are hundreds to thousands of known exoplanets.
 Moreover, we are in an era of characterizing planets, learning about their
 atmosphere and interior structures and compositions.  I will review some highlights
 of exoplanet science to-date, and discuss what factors influence the climatic
 habitability of terrestrial planets around other stars.
 
 Feel free to contact me with any questions.
 
 Ellen Feld
 
 Physics Department
 
 Amherst College
 
 Amherst, MA  01002
 
 413-542-2251
 
 effeld@amherst.edu
 
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