Forging the Elements and Probing the Universe with Stars (Teachers' Conference)Coordinators: Lars BildstenMarch 17, 2007Primary consideration deadline for applications has passed (February 23, 2007) You may still send an application for consideration: [ Apply ] |
Friday, March 16, 2007 |
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| 6:30pm | WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION | Best Western South Coast Inn More Information on this Event |
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Saturday, March 17, 2007 |
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| 8:00am | REGISTRATION | |
| 8:50am | David Gross (KITP Director) |
Welcome |
| 9:00am | Lars Bildsten (KITP) |
The Life of a Star |
| 9:50am | QUESTIONS | |
| 10:05am | MORNING BREAK | |
| 10:30am | Hendrik Schatz (Michigan State Univ.) |
Forging the Elements during Stellar Death |
| 11:20am | QUESTIONS | |
| 11:30am | TOWN HALL DISCUSSION | Led by David Gross |
| 12:15pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 1:45pm | Edward van den Heuvel (Univ. Amsterdam) |
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Probes of Star Formation in the Early Universe |
| 2:35pm | QUESTIONS | |
| 2:50pm | AFTERNOON BREAK | |
| 3:20pm | Robert P. Kirshner (Harvard) |
Cosmic Acceleration Revealed by Exploding Stars |
| 4:10pm | QUESTIONS | |
| 4:30pm | Rachel Ross (Las Cumbres Obs.) |
LCOGT: A Network of 0.4-1.0 Meter Telescopes for Education |
| 4:45pm | QUESTIONS | |
| 5:00pm | CONFERENCE END | Shuttle Available to BWSCI and SB Airport |
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Sunday, March 18, 2007 |
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| 8:30am | Las Cumbres Observatory Training Session | Best Western South Coast Inn, Enterprise Room More Information on this Event |
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