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Join us for an informal discussion about a scientific topic. Anyone is welcome, although seating may be limited. We will meet the first Wednesday of each month at The
South Campus Gateway Landmark Movie Theater (location subject to change)


The Next Cafe:



Date: July 1, 2009   A special time for families: 2 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm)

Speaker: Scott Gaudi, Assistant Professor of Astronomy

Title: The Search for Other Worlds and Life in the Universe
Summary: We are privileged to live in a remarkable time. For the first time in human history, we are beginning to glimpse answers to some of our oldest questions: Are there other worlds out there? Are there other solar systems like ours? Do those systems contain Earthlike planets? Do those planets harbor life? Dr. Scott Gaudi will provide a guided tour of the golden age of the exploration of extrasolar worlds and the search for extraterrestrial life, focusing on the hunt for analogs to our solar system, and the search for the "pale blue dot": another world just like our own.
More about our speaker: Scott Gaudi earned his BS from Michigan State University, and his MS and PhD from The Ohio State University. He was a Hubble Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, and a Menzel Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, before joining the faculty at Ohio State in 2006. He was named one of Astronomy magazine's "10 Rising Stars of Astronomy" in 2008, and he was recently awarded the 2009 Helen B. Warner Prize from the American Astronomical Sociey.



*** You can purchase drinks and food at the Theater ***
Park in the Gateway parking ramp:
$3 for the first hour
$1 for each additional hour with a daily max of $7

Upcoming Speakers:


August 5, 2009Steve McKeeHands-on native animals
Note: An event for families and at a special time: 2pm
There will be no September Science Cafe. We will resume in October.


Previous Speakers:

June 3, 2009 Kenneth Hale and Lane Wallace Prescription Stimulants as Cognitive Enhancers: Pharming to Get By or Welcomed New Method of Improving Brain Functioning?
May 6, 2009 Jay Hobgood Hurricane Activity in a Changing Climate
April 1, 2009 Clay Marsh Personalized Health Care: A Disruptive and Transforming Innovation
March 4, 2009 William J. Mitsch Protecting New Orleans from Hurricanes: Restoring the Ecosystem Services of Wetlands
February 4, 2009 Jeff McKeeDarwin's Prescient Insights on Human Evolution
January 7, 2009 Brian McHaleLearning from Science Fiction
December 3, 2008 Marti Andrews Holiday time! How to enjoy the season without busting your diet
October 29, 2008 Fritz ScheurenTrust but Verify in Elections
October 1, 2008 Robert BuerkiThe Conscience Clause and American Pharmacy
August 6, 2008Dr DaveWhiz Bang Science Show
July 2, 2008Dale GnidovecSnails and trilobites and mastodons, oh my! Fossils in your back yard.
June 4, 2008Jessica HanzlikWomen in White Coats: Gender Equality in the Laboratory
May 7, 2008Fred CopeStem Cells: The Ethical, Political, and Clinical Realities
April 2, 2008Gordon AubrechtThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: What do they have to tell the world?
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The Ohio State University's Science Cafe is sponsored by:
Sigma Xi - The Ohio State University Chapter
The Ohio State University Libraries
Department of Comparative Studies



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Last updated: 2 April 2009

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