Astronomy Lecture by Mr Eddie Chua at Science Centre- 25 Jan

[Gary]

Thanks to Clifford for the info:

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Astronomy Lecture
What is the Universe made of?
A Walk through the Dark Side of the Universe

byMr Eddie Chua
PhD Student, Harvard University

On Friday, 25 January 2013
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Maxwell Auditorium Science Centre Main Building

Free Admission
Pre-register via: upstream@science.edu.sg

Programme
7:45pm Registration
8:00pm Talk: “What is the universe made of?” by Eddie Chua
8:45pm Q&A and interaction with the speaker
9:00pm Friday night stargazing – Jupiter and the Moon (weather permitting)
10:00pm Observatory closes

“What is the universe made of? .... a walk through the dark side of the universe”
The talk “What is the universe made of? .... a walk through the dark side of the universe” gives an overview of the origins of the universe (big bang), the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe (Nobel Prize in Physics 2011), constituents of the universe (dark energy, dark matter + ordinary matter), large scale structure of the universe (cosmic web) as well as a simulation of the evolution of the universe and the formation of galaxies such as our Milky Way. These are not ordinarily encountered in school classes but serve as a stepping stone to get more interested in the science which aids in our understanding of the universe.

Eddie Chua
...is a second year PhD student in Astronomy at Harvard. He works with Professor Lars Hernquist, using computer simulations to understand the formation of large-scale structure in the universe as well as the properties of galaxies such as the Milky Way.

[Gary]

Reminder for those who are keen to attend. Talk is tomorrow.

[Gary]

SCOB ‏@scobbers:
Venue Change! Friday's talk by Eddie Chua will now be held in Maxwell Auditorium Science Centre Main Building. 8pm-9pm Due to large response