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"The Universe from the Ground Up"
Ground-based Astronomy in the 21st Century
A National Science Foundation Sponsored Symposium

Archived Webcasts and Presentations

"Unusual Views of Familiar Objects"

Robert Kirshner
Harvard University
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Speaker Biography
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Dr. Robert Kirshner
Welcome
Rita R. Colwell
Director, National Science Foundation
Wednesday, October 8, 2003

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Dr. Rita Colwell
Introductory Remarks
Michael Turner
Assistant Director, NSF’s Directorate for Mathmatical and Physical Sciences
Wednesday, October 8, 2003

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Michael Turner
"From the Big Bang to Us: Astronomy and Our Place in the Cosmos"

Sandra Faber
University of California
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Sandra Faber
Panel Discussion
Mysteries: What We Don’t Know About the Universe
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Max Tegmark "Cosmic Microwave Background and Other Clues"

Max Tegmark
University of Pennsylvania
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"Inflation: The Beginning of the Universe"

Alan Guth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Alan Guth
Neta Bahcall "Dark Matter: The Structure of the Universe"

Neta Bahcall
Princeton University
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"Dark Energy: The Future of the Universe"

Christopher Stubbs
Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophyisics
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Christopher Stubbs
QandA Panel moderator: Michael Turner Question and Answer Session

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Panel Discussion
Tools: The Coming Generation
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Laird Close "Adaptive Optics "

Laird Close
University of Arizona
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"Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope"

Jerry Nelson
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Jerry E. Nelson
Alexander Szalay "National Virtual Observatories"

Alex Szalay
Johns Hopkins University
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"Large Synoptic Survey Telescope"

J. Anthony "Tony" Tyson
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies
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J. Anthony 'Tony' Tyson
Fred K.Y. Lo "The Atacama Large Millemeter Array Project"

Fred K.Y. Lo
Director, National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Entering a New Age in Ground-based Astronomy: Gemini Observatory
Charles Matthis Mountain
Director, Gemini Observatory
Wednesday, October 8, 2003

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Charles Matthis 'Matt' Mountain
"Life and the Universe"
Chris Impey
University of Arizona
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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Chris Impey
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