2024 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | The Discovery of Pulsars
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (University of Oxford, England, UK)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
4:00-5:00 PM
Rackham Amphitheatre
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
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Presentation Abstract: A grad student notices something that she cannot explain…it’s not a fault with the equipment…then there’s a second…and yet more…A story from radio astronomy that marks the beginning of pulsar research.
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the discoverer of the first radio pulsars, one of the most important astronomical discoveries of the 20th Century. She has received numerous awards and honors and is a devoted advocate for women in science.
Please join us for the lecture at 4:00 pm and a reception before the lecture beginning at 3:30 pm. You may find more information on our webpage: https://myumi.ch/xmvm8.
This lecture will also be live-streamed via YouTube at https://youtu.be/KIzhXjmEnaU.
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the discoverer of the first radio pulsars, one of the most important astronomical discoveries of the 20th Century. She has received numerous awards and honors and is a devoted advocate for women in science.
Please join us for the lecture at 4:00 pm and a reception before the lecture beginning at 3:30 pm. You may find more information on our webpage: https://myumi.ch/xmvm8.
This lecture will also be live-streamed via YouTube at https://youtu.be/KIzhXjmEnaU.
