John Debes, ESA/AURA astronomer at Space Telescope Science Institute, will give a talk titled "High Contrast Imaging of Planetary Systems from Space" at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall as part of DTM's Weekly Seminar Series.
Debes received his Ph.D. in astronomy from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. How plants form and what happens to a planetary system when its central star dies are the two questions that drive the bulk of Debe's research in astronomy. He believes answering these questions will reveal important things about how many habitable planets reside in the Milky way and the ultimate fate of the Solar System.
Coffee, tea, and a continental breakfast will be served before the lecture at 10:30 a.m.
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