Science Pub Series #7 - Beyond Hubble: A New Space Telescope to Explore the Cosmos

Learn about galaxy formation and the quest to explore new worlds, as explained by one of the main proponents of the successor to the Hubble Telescope.

Sunday, January 24th, 3:00-5:00 PM
Location: Dupar’s Restaurant and Bakery, 214 S. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91101

Pre-registration is now closed. For late registration options, please contact Ethel or German as listed below.

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of stars, galaxies, and the nature of our vast universe, and blazed a trail to new journeys that lie beyond Hubble’s reach. Alan Dressler will describe the James Webb Space Telescope, under final testing in preparation of its 2018 launch.  This ‘virtual spaceship’ will carry us to the end of our journey to understand the birth of stars and galaxies at the dawn of the modern universe, and launch our new quest to locate other worlds like Earth that may be habitable, or even inhabited.

Alan Dressler is an astronomer at the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution. His research has focused on galaxy evolution, particularly the study of what leads to the diversity of different galaxy types and properties.  He has used large ground-based telescopes such as Magellan, and space telescopes such as Hubble and Spitzer to look back in time to study the formation and evolution of galaxies.  He was the chair of the committee that first proposed the James Webb telescope as a successor for the Hubble.

Seating is limited. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cost:  $25 per person, includes  salad or soup, choice of  roasted breast of turkey, fish and chips, or lemon garlic chicken breast and a non-alcoholic beverage.
Contact: Ethel Seminario Laczko, etheledu@gmail.com or German Enciso, enciso@uci.edu

Parking in back of the restaurant is free on Sundays.

Refund Policy: We do not provide refunds for any of our events.