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Astrophysics / Cosmology Special Interest Group

Our Mission: To inform, inspire and keep up to date on current research and the state of our knowledge of the universe.

All meetings are held at the Linus Pauling House*, 3945 S.E. Hawthorne St., Portland at 7:00 p.m.

January 20 Introduction and Informational Meeting - Lamont Brock, discussion leader
February 17 History of the RCA - Dale Fenske, discussion leader
March 17 Open Discussion on the Geometry of the Universe
April 21 Novae and Supernovae - Lamont Brock, discussion leader
May 19 Observing Exoplanets - David Tver, guest discussion leader
June 23 Cancelled
July 21 Big Bang Inflationary Universe - Duane Ray, guest discussion leader
August 18 Space-Time
September 22 Stellar Evolution, Pat Hanrahan, discussion leader
October 20 Galaxies & Galaxy Formation - Dr Todd Duncan, guest discussion leader
November 17 tba
December No Meeting

Leader of the Cosmology SIG is Lamont Brock - 503-235-5893

 

*Many thanks to Terry Bristol, President of ISEPP (Insitute of Science, Engineering and Public Policy), for his generosity in allowing the Astrophysics/Cosmology SIG to meet at the Linus Pauling Complex.

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