We had such a nice weekend, let's keep our fingers crossed for this next one! Thanks to many of you that have volunteered to help at the open house this weekend. We could still use a few more volunteers if you're interested. Specifically, I am looking for a few students to help with ticket taking at the Frank Drake lecture on May 2. This would involve greeting guests and taking tickets (or checking names off a list) at the entrances to Kane 120. You would need to be at Kane by 6:30pm with the lecture starting at 7pm. For helping out, volunteers will not need a ticket and will have reserved seats! Please let me know if you're interested.
Here are some other events going on this week:
Open House: Saturday, May 2! All are welcome to attend. We'll have a variety of talks like "Venus: The Planet from Hell" and "Massive Stars", sundial and pendulum tours, and planetarium shows. Join us from 4-7pm in the Physics/Astronomy Auditorium building. 7-8pm is Frank Drake's lecture in Kane 120 and following the public lecture there will be telescope viewing in Red Square (weather permitting). Note that the public lecture at 7pm is currently full. Students are encouraged to attend Thursday colloquium.
Grad/Undergrad Pizza Lunch: The astronomy graduate students invite all undergraduates to a pizza lunch on Wednesday at 12:30 in Phys/Astr B356A (aka the Reading Room). Pizza will be $1/slice. Join this informal group to discuss questions on your mind. This lunch in particular will have a focus of discussing graduate school and studying for the GRE Physics exam.
Astro Lunch: Tomorrow at 12:30 in Phys/Astr B356A (the reading room), George Wallerstein (UW) will give a talk on "The Chemical Composition of RR Lyrae Stars". Feel free to bring your lunch to this informal talk.
Astrobiology Seminar: Tomorrow at 2:30pm in Phys/Astr A118, Stephen Wood (UW ESS) will give a talk on "Mars Subsurface Warming at Low Obliquity: Potential for periodic production of liquid water".
Colloquium: Frank Drake will give a scientific talk on "The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" this Thursday at 4pm in Phys/Astr A102. This will be similar to his public lecture on Saturday, but for a scientific audience. I encourage you all to attend! Dr. Frank Drake is the founder of the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Dr. Drake is a leader in astrobiology and is famous for formulating an equation which estimates the number of civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy that would be in a position to communicate with the Earth. He'll be talking about the Drake Equation and about recent developments in SETI. Join us at 3:45pm in the foyer for coffee, tea and cookies!
ESS 306 Planetary Geology Course: ESS 306, Planetary Geology Summer Quarter (full term) TTh 12:40 - 2:10, Lab T 2:20- 4:30) SLN 11108 Up-to-date survey of features and processes on and within planets and their moons deduced from sampling, remote sensing, spacecraft imagery, and theory. Comparative discussion of topics that include impact cratering, volcanism, tectonics, surface processes and the role of water and ices. Prerequisite: either ESS 101, ESS 105, ESS 210, ESS 211.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Best,
Sarah
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