Free CPS outreach evening: An Evening with the Planets 2017!
Free CPS outreach evening: An Evening with the Planets 2017!
17 Jul 2017, 18:00 – 20:45
The UCL/Birkbeck Centre for Planetary Sciences presents: An Evening with the Planets 2017!
What? Join us for an open evening of presentations and discussion about the world-class planetary research going on at UCL and Birkbeck.
When? Monday 17 July 2017, from 18:00 - 20:45
Where? UCL’s Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
Who? Presentations and discussion with planetary scientists from the Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck.
Places are limited, so be quick to sign up for your *free* tickets on Eventbrite.
** Applications now open for our MSc in Planetary Science. See also our Facebook page **
Programme:
18:00 - Arrivals and posters - a chance to discover the cutting-edge research currently being carried out by some of our early-career planetary scientists
18:30 - Talks
Welcome and Introduction
Astrobiology of the Solar System - Louisa Preston
What can meteorites teach us about planets in the Solar System? - Louise Alexander
Archaeology of rocky and potentially habitable exoplanets - Jay Farihi
Discoveries from the Cassini-Huygens Mission at Saturn - Nick Achilleos and Geraint Jones
Where are the aliens? - Ian Crawford
20:15 - Q&A with the speakers
20:45 - Event close