Ryerson Astronomical Society

back to main RAS page

Anyone in the University community is welcome at RAS meetings, which are held on Mondays at 8pm in Ryerson 358. If Ryerson is locked, enter through the south door of Eckhart and cross over to Ryerson on the second floor. There is observing after meetings if weather permits.

This schedule is subject to revision if the need arises; all changes will posted to the astro mailing list. Full abstracts of upcoming talks are also sent to this list a few days before hand.

RAS MEETING SCHEDULE AUTUMN 2006
WeekDateSpeakerTitle
1st25 sepNO MEETING
2nd 2 octOfficersWelcome to the RAS
3rd 9 octRobbie Citron [R]Mars: Reason and Methods for Exploring the Red Planet
4th16 octAl Harper [F]Astronomy from the Stratosphere: Observing with HAWC and SOFIA
5th23 octTrina Ruhland [U]Pluto/Charon: A Story of Occultations and Atmospheres
6th30 octBen Recchie [R]20 Unrelated Slides
7th 6 novSteven Lucy [R]Upcoming Transit of Mercury on 8 November
8th13 novMelinda Morang [R]Trusting your Telescope: how scientists know their telescopes produce valid scientific information
9th20 novKatie de Boer [R]Black Holes and the Information Paradox
10th27 novAndrew M. Davis [F]Cosmochemistry
FIN 4 decNO MEETING
RAS MEETING SCHEDULE WINTER 2007
WeekDateSpeakerTitle
1st 1 janNO MEETING
2nd 8 janRobbie Citron [R]Mars Simulation
3rd15 janNO MEETING -- MLK DAY
4th22 janRich Northrop [O]Design and Construction of Astronomical Instruments
5th29 janNick Gnedin [F]Numerical Simulations in Cosmology
6rd 5 febSteven LaRue [U]Dark Matter: WIMPS and MACHOS
7th12 febBen Recchie [R]The Asteroid (433) Eros
8th19 febTakeshi Oka [F]Astronomy and Chemistry: Interstellar Chemistry and H3+
9th26 febChaz Shapiro [G]Dark Energy
10th 5 marMelinda Morang [R]Uraniborg
FIN12 marNO MEETING
RAS MEETING SCHEDULE SPRING 2007
WeekDateSpeakerTitle
1st26 marNO MEETING
2nd 2 aprMelinda Morang [R]Cathedrals Used as Solar Observatories [or] Sputnik
3rd 9 aprKarl Norby [R]History of Yerkes Observatory
4th16 aprLiz Hayes [F]How to do Astronomy with a Geothermal Holding Pond
5th23 aprSteven LaRue [R]Lyman Alpha Forest
6rd30 aprAli Brizius [G]Cosmic Microwave Background
7th 7 mayKatie de Boer [R]10 Astronomy-related slides
8th14 mayJojo Boyle [O]Balloon Experiments
9th21 mayMelinda Morang [R]The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
10th28 marNO MEETING
FIN12 marNO MEETING

[R] = RAS member, [U] = other undergrad, [F] = faculty/postdoc, [G] = grad student, [O] = other

back to main RAS page