Joel Kastner, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and current Merle A. Tuve Senior Fellow at DTM, will present his Tuve lecture titled "Birthing Solar Systems in Our Back Yard: A Close Look at the Nearest Known Planet-forming Disks" at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2017, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall.
Kastner received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1990. He recently joined the AAS Committee on Employment, whose charge is to facilitate the professional development and employment of astronomers at all career stages and on all career paths, and to promote balance and fairness in the job market. His sabbatical year started with a two month residency at IPAG in Grenoble, as well as a month-long visit of the Arcetri Observatory in Florence.
Coffee, tea, and a light breakfast will be served before the lecture at 10:30 a.m.
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