On October 13, the 2017 Gruber Cosmology Prize will be presented to
Sandra Faber
for her groundbreaking studies of the structure, dynamics, and evolution of galaxies.
In celebration of the 2017 prize, The Gruber Foundation and the Yale Departments of Astronomy and Physics will host a one-day conference on Friday, October 13, at Yale, from 10:00 am to 5:15 pm. The presentation of the 2017 Cosmology Prize will happen at 4:00 pm, and will be immediately followed by Dr. Faber’s lecture “Our Universe: Past and Future.”
Location:
Luce Hall Auditorium, Yale University,
34 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT
Conference theme: ”Celebrating What We Have Learned in Galaxy Formation”
Speakers
- Karl Gebhardt (UT Austin)
- Jenny Greene (Princeton)
- Rob Kennicutt (Institute of Astronomy)
- Andrew MacFadyen (NYU)
- Pieter van Dokkum (Yale)
- Risa Wechsler (Stanford)
- Presentation of the 2017 Gruber Cosmology Prize
- Sandra Faber (UC Santa Cruz, Lick Observatory)
Registration is free, but required for attendance. You must have an institutional affiliation to register. Registration is capped at 150 due to the size of the conference room.
Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/SNQeWttjqJTUjy2D3
We look forward to seeing you in New Haven!
Marla Geha
Sarah Hreha
Nikhil Padmanabhan
- Find Luce Hall on the Yale Campus Map
- Take the Yale Shuttle (Blue or Orange lines to Prospect St)