The Accelerating Universe: presented by Professor Brian Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Laureate for Physics
Event Details
- Date:
- Thursday, 21 February 2013
- Time:
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
- Room:
- Raybould Lecture Theatre 1, Room T203
- UQ Location:
- Hawken Engineering Building (St Lucia)
- URL:
- http://www.vision6.com.au/em/forms/subscribe.php?db=356451&s=85311&a=23336&k=98b6a3b
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Event Contact
- Name:
- Ms Aarti Kapoor
- Phone:
- 69935
- Email:
- a.kapoor@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Mathematics and Physics
Event Description
- Full Description:
- In 1998 two teams traced back the expansion of the universe over billions of years and discovered that it was accelerating, a startling discovery that suggests that more than 70% of the cosmos is contained in a previously unknown form of matter, called Dark Energy.
The 2011 Nobel Laureate for Physics, Brian Schmidt, leader of the High-Redshift Supernova Search Team, will describe this discovery and explain how astronomers have used observations to trace our universe's history back more than 13 billion years, leading them to ponder the ultimate fate of the cosmos.
To secure your seat at this free event, you will need to register online at: http://www.vision6.com.au/em/forms/subscribe.php?db=356451&s=85311&a=23336&k=98b6a3b
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- Directions:
- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
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