ALPO Registration
January 20th, 2012 | ALCon Groups | No Comment
The ALPO registration is now open. Please register early as seats will fill up quick!
There is no additional charge to attend ALPO sessions. ALPO sessions are included with the basic ...
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, ...
Dr. Jason Steffen, Kepler Mission Scientist
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
My research in extrasolar planets includes studies of the long-term stability of resonant systems, the observable consequences of planet formation models, and the use of transit timing to infer the ...
Dr. Dave Crawford, Co-founder IDA (remote pre...
January 17th, 2012 | ALCon Speakers | No Comment
Dr. Dave Crawford
Dave Crawford (Ph.D., FIES), co-founded the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) with Dr. Tim Hunter in 1988. Dave is a former astronomer at the National Optical Astronomy Observatories / ...