Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics Launch Event - The Future of Astronomy

Friday, October 4, 2019 10:00 am - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

On October 4th, we formally launch the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics.

Between 10:00am - 4:00pm we will host a scientific meeting with the theme, The Future of Astronomy. Speakers include

  • Neil Turok, Director Emeritus of the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo
  • Scott Tremaine, Richard Black Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

From 4:00 pm, we will host a reception formally opening the new centre, which will provide a chance to meet and talk to the members.

At 6:30 pm, Christine Jones Forman from the Harvard Astronomy Department and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will give a public talk – “Black Holes, Dark Matter and Dark Energy: Exploring the Invisible Universe”

Registration is requested