BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Angelo State University//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180320T190000Z DTEND:20180320T200000Z LOCATION:C.J. Davidson Center\, Houston Harte University Center GEO:31.441091;-100.46645 SUMMARY:WTMA Distinguished Lectureship in Science Honoring Dr. Roy E. Moon DESCRIPTION:Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan\, a noted theoretical astrophysicist at Yale University\, will deliver Angelo State University's 42nd \;a nnual West Texas Medical Associates Distinguished Lectureship in Science Honoring Dr. Roy E. Moon on Tuesday\, March 20\, in the Houston Harte Uni versity Center\, 1910 Rosemont Drive. Natarajan studies cosmology\, grav itational lensing\, and black hole physics. \; In particular\, she ha s focused on making dark matter maps of clusters of galaxies\, the larges t know repositories of dark matter. \; She is also actively engaged i n deriving and understanding the mass assembly history of black holes ove r cosmic time. The WTMA Lectureship honors Dr. Roy E. Moon\, a longtime San Angelo obstetrician and gynecologist\, who died in 1976. He practiced for 28 years with Clinic Hospital Medical Associates\, now West Texas Me dical Associates. The lectureship was established in 1976 and is underwri tten by a grant to ASU from the members of WTMA. \; \; Each year \, the lectureship brings a scientist of national prominence to ASU for p ublic lectures\, colloquia and informal discussions. \; The selectio n committee is chaired by Dr. Paul Swets\, dean of the ASU College of Sci ence and Engineering\, and includes Dr. David Bixler\, chair of the Physi cs and Geosciences Department\; Dr. Crosby Jones\, professor of biology\; Dr. John Osterhout\, chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department\ ; WTMA physicians Dr. Kelly Hallmark\, Dr. Colleen Heartsill and Dr. Joe Wilkinson\; and retired physician Dr. Fazlur Rahman. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan\, a noted theoretical astrophysicist at Yale University\, will deliver Angel o State University's 42nd \;annual West Texas Medical Associates Dist inguished Lectureship in Science Honoring Dr. Roy E. Moon on Tuesday\, Ma rch 20\, in the Houston Harte University Center\, 1910 Rosemont Drive.
Natarajan studies cosmology\, gravitational lensing\, and black hol e physics. \; In particular\, she has focused on making dark matter m aps of clusters of galaxies\, the largest know repositories of dark matte r. \; She is also actively engaged in deriving and understanding the mass assembly history of black holes over cosmic time.
The WTMA L ectureship honors Dr. Roy E. Moon\, a longtime San Angelo obstetrician an d gynecologist\, who died in 1976. He practiced for 28 years with Clinic Hospital Medical Associates\, now West Texas Medical Associates. The lect ureship was established in 1976 and is underwritten by a grant to ASU fro m the members of WTMA. \; \;
Each year\, the lectureship brings a scientist of national prominence to ASU for public lectures\, co lloquia and informal discussions. \;
The selection committee is chaired by Dr. Paul Swets\, dean of the ASU College of Science and Eng ineering\, and includes Dr. David Bixler\, chair of the Physics and Geosc iences Department\; Dr. Crosby Jones\, professor of biology\; Dr. John Os terhout\, chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department\; WTMA physi cians Dr. Kelly Hallmark\, Dr. Colleen Heartsill and Dr. Joe Wilkinson\; and retired physician Dr. Fazlur Rahman.
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