| Date/Time |
Venue |
Speaker |
Title |
March 7
7 p.m. |
Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium, Texas A&M International University
phone: 956.326.2444
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, Texas 78041 |
Dr. Don Winget,
The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker biography |
The Scale and Contents of the Universe: Old Stars Shed New Light on Dark Matter
press release and image |
March 28
4 p.m. |
George Bush Presidential Library and Conference Center, Texas A&M University
phone: 979.845.7717
1000 George Bush Dr. West
College Station, Texas 77845 |
Dr. Geoffrey W. Marcy,
University of California, Berkeley
Speaker biography
|
Searching for Other Earths & Life in the Universe
press release and images
* This event is part of Texas A&M University's day-long Physics Festival. |
April 4
5:45 p.m. |
McDonald Observatory, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin
phone: 432.426.3640
Fort Davis, Texas |
Dr. Geoff Blake,
California Institute of Technology
Speaker biography |
From Dust to Us
* This event is part of McDonald Observatory's Open House. |
May 2
7 p.m. |
Dallas Museum of Nature & Science
phone: 214.428.5555
3535 Grand Avenue and 1318 S. 2nd Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75315 |
Dr. Kim-Vy Tran,
Texas A&M University |
The Great Observatories: New Windows on the Universe
press release and image |
June 21
2 p.m. |
Witte Museum
phone: 210.357.1900
3801 Broadway
San Antonio, Texas 78209
|
Dr. Neal Evans,
The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker biography and high-resolution photo |
Galileo, Time, and Space
* This event is held in conjunction with the opening of the museum's exhibit "Playing With Time."
press release and image |
July 1
Noon
|
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
phone: 512.396.8746
1800 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701 |
Dr. Thomas G. Barnes,
The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker biography and high-resolution photo |
McDonald Observatory Celebrates 70 Years of History in The International Year of Astronomy
* This event is part of the museum's "High Noon Talks" series.
press release, image, and podcast
|
September 24
7 p.m.
|
Texas Tech University
phone: 806.742.3767
(Physics Department)
Science Building, Rm. 007
Texas Tech University
2500 Broadway
Lubbock, Texas 79409 |
Dr. Nicholas Suntzeff,
Texas A&M University
Speaker biography |
Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Evolution of the Universe
press release and image |
September 25
7 p.m.
|
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
phone: 512.471.8944
21st and Guadalupe Streets Austin, Texas 78712 |
Dr. Steven Weinberg,
The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker biography |
The Uses of Astronomy
*This event is held in concert with the Harry Ransom Center's exhibit Other Worlds, Rare Astronomical Works. |
October 2
7:30 p.m. |
Harrington Discovery Center
phone: 806.355.9547
1200 Streit Drive
Amarillo, Texas 79106 |
Dr. Darren DePoy,
Texas A&M University
|
Planets Around Stars Other than the Sun
press release and image
|
October 9
6:30 p.m. |
Blakemore Planetarium, Museum of the Southwest
phone: 432.683.2882
1705 West Missouri
Midland, Texas 79701 |
Dr. David L. Lambert, Director, University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory |
The International Year of Astronomy: Dark Ages to Dark Energy
press release and image
*This event is held in concert with the Blakemore Planetarium's grand re-opening after renovations. |
October 23
5:00 p.m.
|
University of Texas at El Paso
Phone: 915.747.5715
UTEP Education Building
Rm. 302
El Paso, Texas 79968
|
Dr. Mary Kay Hemenway, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker biography and high-resolution photo
|
The Galileo Scandal
press release and image |
October 27
6:30 p.m. |
Houston Museum of Natural Science
phone: 713.639.4629
One Hermann Circle Drive Houston, Texas 77030 |
Dr. G. Fritz Benedict,
The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker biography and high-resolution photo |
A Tale of Two Telescopes or Dancing with the Stars |
November 15
7 p.m. |
The University of Texas at Brownsville
phone: 956.882.6779
(Dept. of Physics and Astronomy)
80 Fort Brown St.
Brownsville, Texas
78520-4956 |
Dr. Lucas Macri,
Texas A&M University
Speaker information |
How to Measure
the Age of the Universe |
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Astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University will travel to a number of cities in Texas to deliver talks on astronomy, IYA, Galileo, and astronomical research at our institutions. See below for information on upcoming events. More information will be added as it becomes available.