Steven Hawley
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"My Life With the Great Observatories"
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Public lecture by NASA astronaut and astronomer
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| When: Sunday, April 20, 2008, 4 p.m. |
| Where: Rudder Theatre, Texas A&M University |
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Entrance is free
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Dr. Hawley received his PhD in astronomy and astrophysics from the University
of California at Santa Cruz and Lick Observatory. His research involved
physics of gaseous nebulae and emission-line galaxies. Prior to his selection
by NASA in 1978, Dr. Hawley was a post-doctoral research associate at Cerro
Tololo Inter-American Observatory in La Serena, Chile. Dr. Hawley has logged
over 770 hours in five space flights. He served as a mission specialist
on STS-41D in 1984, STS-61C in 1986, STS-31 in 1990, STS-82 in 1997 and STS-93 in 1999. |
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for more information please email:
festival@physics.tamu.edu |
