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Campus Observatory
UnConvention - Physics and Astronomy at Rice: Then and Now
Centennial Celebration
Physics & Astronomy
Cosponsor:
Rice Space Institute
By:
Calvin Class and Richard Wolf
Emeritus Professor and Research Professor
From:
Rice University
When:
Friday, April 13, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where:
101 Brockman Hall for Physics
Comments:
Reception following lecture in the Brockman Hall Foyer/Portico. Rice Observatory and Brockman Hall tours also follow the lecture.
Abstract:
Current and past faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy will present stories and images from the founding of the program in the early 1900s, transformations after World War II, establishment of Space Science at Rice, and the current research efforts. This will be followed by tours of the new building, Brockman Hall for Physics, and open viewing at the observatory.