Women in Physics and Astronomy: Past, Present, and Future
Speaker:
Panel Discussion
09 Feb 2014
7:30 PM
3 Physics Hall
Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Yale University and director of the Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, will be joined by Iowa State faculty and administrators for a panel discussion and Q&A. Participants include Amy Bix, associate professor, History of Science and Technology; Beate Schmittmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of physics; Elizabeth Hoffman, professor of economics; and Lee Anne Willson, University Professor of Physics and Astronomy. A reception will follow in 18 Physics Hall. Women in STEM Series
There have been enormous changes in field of physics and astronomy in the last four to five decades. How do these fit into a broader historical context? How have changes in hiring and recruitment affected the demographics of the field? What is the present situation? What does the future look like?
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[url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/31746]Understanding Black Holes and Active Galaxies – Meg Urry[/url]
Monday, February 10, 2014, 8:00 pm
Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall