Using technology for stargazing in the next millennium will be the focus of a free public lecture, "Searching for Extra-Solar-System Planets: The Role of New Generation Large Ground-Based Telescopes" presented by Lawrence Ramsey, professor of astronomy and astrophysics. The lecture will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in 101 Thomas Building on the University Park campus.
Ramsey and Daniel W. Weedman, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, invented the concept for the William P. Hobby-Robert E. Eberly Telescope in 1983. Its innovative design dramatically reduces the cost of constructing large telescopes in its class. This telescope will enable astronomers to view faint galaxies, distant quasars and nearby stars.
Ramsey, the project scientist for the telescope, has served on numerous national and international committees and is a member of several professional societies. In 1997, Ramsey and the telescope design received a Discovery Magazine Award for technological innovation.
A half-day seminar on the history and meaning of bread, "Bread: Food for the Body, Mind and Spirit," will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Alumni Lounge of The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. The free seminar will begin at 8:30 a.m. Those interested in attending are asked to register by calling (800) PSU-TODAY.
Participants include Gregory Ziegler, associate professor of food science at Penn State; Peter Franklin of the Bread Bakers' Guild of America; Dan Ettling of the American Institute of Baking; and Solomon Katz from the University of Pennsylvania. They will discuss technological and nutritional issues related to the manufacture of bread.
Following the presentation, attendees will be invited to break bread with the speakers.
For more information, call Janet Patterson at (814) 863-5100.
Advances in sports medicine are making an active life better for all of us. Join Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, primary orthopedic surgeon for the Nittany Lion football team, as he explores the breadth and depth of sports medicine at Penn State at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, in The Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.
An associate professor of orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation and director of athletic medicine, Sebastianelli treats athletes from all skill levels, including high school, collegiate, recreational and professional.
The free presentation is part of this fall's Huddle with the Faculty, a Penn State Alumni Association outreach program that features presentations by top faculty before every home football game.
For more information on upcoming speakers, call Mary Jane Stout at (814) 865-5466.