Franklin Institute Bower Award Winner to Speak @ SLA

Submitted by clehmann on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 19:04.

On Thursday April 23rd, at 12:15, Franklin Award winner, Dr. Sandra Faber will be speaking to SLA! Dr. Faber is the Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

From The Franklin: The 2009 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is presented to Sandra Faber for extraordinary advances in our knowledge of the properties of distant galaxies, dark matter, large scale structure of the Universe, and black holes in galactic nuclei; and for innovative leadership in the development of astronomical facilities.

For more information about Dr. Faber, please visit: http://www.fi.edu/franklinawards/09/bowersci.html

The schedule for Thursday will look as follows:

  • C Band: 8:15 - 9:00
  • D Band: 9:05 - 9:50
  • X Band: 9:55 - 10:40
  • Y Band: 10:45 - 11:30
  • E Band: 11:35 - 12:10
  • Dr. Faber Speech - 12:15 - 2:15
  • A Band: 2:20 - 3:05
  • Advisory: 3:10 - 3:50
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