(Community Matters) Our friends at the McDonald Observatory have been nice enough to include us in the VIP/Board of Visitors weekend. We didn’t stay for last night’s dinner but did make the reception at the Hyatt (which is looking fantastic btw). Connected with a few friends including Joel Barna, Jeff Kodosky, Andy & Karen White, Rep. Elliott Nashitat and Saralee Tiede. Missed Joe & Tana Christie – Joe’s on the BOV; I’ll see him at today’s meetings.
Especially enjoyed meeting and chatting with four astronomers/PhD candidates: Amanda Heiderman, Carey Dean, Bi Qing and Jeremy Murphy. Their areas of research: star formation, planet formation, where metals come from, and the principles of dark matter.
Today’s meetings include a special presentation from Dr. Charles Gebhardt. Jeremy is one of his graduate students – the lecture about giant elliptical galaxies and the measurement of dark matter.
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