Carl Wenning: Celebrate Starlight
March 29th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Carl J. Wenning, Editor
Celebrate Starlight
Carl Wenning has been an amateur astronomer since the summer of 1956 when his grandfather pointed out Venus in the western evening sky. He became enthralled ...
Bill Higgins: Fermilab Radiation Physicist
William S. Higgins is a radiation safety physicist at Fermilab, where he has been involved with the transport of high-energy particle beams for over 33 years. He frequently speaks and ...
Todd Johnson: Fermilab Operations Specialist
March 3rd, 2012 | Fermilab | No Comment
Todd Johnson graduated with a BSEE from Michigan Tech University in 1982. He joined Fermilab in 1983 and has worked as an Accelerator Operator and a Crew Chief in the ...
David Eicher, Editor-in-Chief, Astronomy Maga...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
David John Eicher (born August 7, 1961, Oxford, Ohio) is an American editor, writer, and popularizer of astronomy and space. He has been editor-in-chief of Astronomy magazine since 2002. He ...
Dr. David Blask, Expert in circadian disrupti...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
A widely acclaimed expert on cancer biology, circadian rhythm and the health implications of nighttime exposure to light has joined the Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. David Blask is ...
Jeff Talman, Artist, Star Sound Installation,...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Jeff Talman (born 1954 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is a contemporary artist who works in a variety of media including sound, light, video installation, sculpture, graphics and photography.Talman graduated with BA ...
Vivian Hoette, Astronomy Educator at Yerkes O...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Vivian Hoette is an astronomy educator for the Lawrence Hall of Science. She is based at the historic Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Vivian initiated an observing program wherein teachers ...
Dr. Hasan Padamsee, Physics Professor/Playwri...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Dr. Hasan Padamsee
B.S., Physics, Brandeis University, 1967. Ph.D., Solid State Physics, Northeastern University, 1973. Research Associate, Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, Cornell University, 1973-78. Instructor and Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of ...
Dr. Philipp Heck, Field Museum Meteorite Cura...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Dr. Philipp Heck
Philipp R. Heck is the Robert A. Pritzker Assistant Curator of Meteoritics and Polar Studies at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL at the Department ...
Dr. Mark Hammergren, Adler Asteroid Expert
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Mark Hammergren, Ph.D. is an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium. His research interests include asteroids (particularly their shapes, compositions and internal structures), the effects of past asteroid impacts on Earth, ...