Elitzur Festschrift 2014

Elitzur Festschrift 2014: from Stars to Quasars

We wish to thank all those that were able to attend. A special thanks is in order to those that flew or drove long distances: Chile, Europe, Seattle (which I am told, is part of North America). The sessions were enlightening and entertaining. You will find links to photos below.

When: Saturday April 26, 0900-1700 EDT

Where: University of Kentucky, Chemistry-Physics Building (Room 183), 505 Rose ST, Lexington, KY 40506-0055

Invited Speakers:

  • Frank Heymann - Astronomy! Back to the roots of Navigation
  • Zeljko Ivezic - LSST: a digital color movie of the Universe
  • Tim Knauer - Teaching Astronomy atop Mt. MacAdam
  • Dalibor Kocevski - Illuminating the Black Hole – Galaxy Connection
  • Anatoly Miroshnichenko - How to distinguish a sphere from a disk
  • Robert Nikutta - The Weather Around Active Galactic Nuclei
  • Isaac Shlosman - The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei: Removing the Veil
  • Matthew Sirocky - Did I just miss something? A look at collision avoidance in space
  • Thomas Troland - Zeeman effect studies of the Galactic magnetic field - gravity vs. magnetism
  • Renbin Yan - ISM in early-type galaxies and a new IFU survey of nearby galaxies

Schedule:  

  • 9:15-9:30 Welcome by the department Chair and Logistics Information
  • 9:30-10:00 Robert Nikutta
  • 10:00-10:30 Anatoly Miroshnichenko
  • 10:30-11:00 ** coffee break **
  • 11:00-11:30 Matthew Sirocky
  • 11:30-12:00 Frank Heymann
  • 12:00-1:00 ** lunch **
  • 1:00-1:30 Renbin Yan
  • 1:30-2:00 Thomas Troland
  • 2:00-2:30 Isaac Shlosman
  • 2:30-2:40 ** break **
  • 2:40-3:10 Dalibor Kocevski
  • 3:10-3:40 Tim Knauer
  • 3:40-4:10 Zeljko Ivezic
  • 4:10-4:20 Closing words by Moshe
  • 4:20-4:50 Tour of the MacAdam Student Observatory

Please check for updates/corrections as we get closer to the conference date.

Questions about Lexington and the mechanics of your visit, please contact Tim Knauer timknauer@uky.edu

Questions about conference content should be directed to Zeljko Ivezic: ivezic@astro.washington.edu

Most recent update: 2014-04-17