Dartmouth and the Universe
Houston
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Join fellow alumni, Dartmouth physicist Stephon Alexander, and NASA behavioral health specialist Diana Arias ’06 for a galactic evening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Visit the museum’s Burke Baker Planetarium to view Starry Night Express: To Pluto!, a film that includes fascinating new images of Pluto from the New Horizons spacecraft's nearly 10-year journey through our planetary system. Then view Passport to the Universe and come to understand why we are living in “the golden age of astronomy,” as phrased by Tom Hanks, the narrator of the film.
Stephon Alexander, Dartmouth’s Ernest Everett Just 1907 Associate Professor in the Natural Sciences, will deliver the presentation on the origins of the universe and the formation of galaxies and planets using ideas in sound and music. Afterwards, Diana Arias ’06 will speak about her work as a behavioral medicine research portfolio manager at Wyle at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Specializing in the interface between cosmology, particle physics and quantum gravity, Stephon Alexander has taught at Dartmouth since 2012. His professorship is named after the African American scientist, Ernest Everett Just, Dartmouth Class of 1907.
Program 5:45 p.m Registration in front of Burke Baker Planetarium 6–6:05 p.m Welcome and Introduction 6:05–6:35 p.m. Starry Night Express Pluto 6:40–7:10 p.m. Passport to the Universe 7:10–7:50 p.m. Presentation by Professor Stephon Alexander 7:50–8 p.m. Remarks by Diana Arias ’06 8–10 p.m. Reception in Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals
Pricing
Alumni and guests: $65
Classes 2005-2015: $55
Location
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77030
This event is hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations in partnership with the Dartmouth Club of Houston. To learn more about Dartmouth on Location programs, please contact us at (603) 646-9159 or ar.ace@dartmouth.edu.
Top photo courtesy of NASA.