Allegheny Observatory Public Lecture Series
The Allegheny Observatory Public Lecture Series is held on the 3rd Friday of every month, excluding December. Admission is free, but reservations are needed. You can call 412-321-2400 to make reservations. You can check out a PDF version of the 2009 AO Public Lecture Series poster AO_Lec2009.pdf
Refreshments — 7:00 PM
Lecture — 7:30 PM
Observatory Tour — 9:00 PM
March 20
The Forces of Nature: Many or One?
Prof. Anthony Duncan, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
April 17
The Astro2010 Decadal Survey &ndash How Astronomers Set
Priorities for the Next Decade of Discovery
Prof. Regina Schulte-Ladbeck, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
May 15
Exploring the Transient Sky
Prof. Michael Wood-Vasey, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
June 19
Teaching the Nature of Science using Pseudoscience
Diane Turnshek, Saint Vincent College
(Department of Physics)
July 17
Things that go Bang in the Night: Exploring the Universe
with Cosmic Explosions
Prof. Daniel Vanden Berk, Saint Vincent College
(Department of Physics)
August 21
Measuring the Universe with the Wilkinson Microwave
Anisotropy Probe
Prof. Arthur Kosowsky, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
September 18
Shining (some) Light on the Dark Side of the Universe
Prof. Daniel Boyanovsky, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
October 16
The Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics
Prof. Ayres Freitas, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
November 20
A Verification that Space Expands
Prof. Andrew Zentner, Pitt (Physics & Astronomy)
