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Northern Chapter of the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering LUNCHTIME TALK SERIES sponsored by the Synergy Center and Zocher Corporation Thursday, June 3, 2004 Bldg 1, Los Alamos Research Park Synergy Center Conference Room, 3rd flr Talk at 12:00 |
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Katrin Heitmann, ISR-1, LANL
The Cosmological Revolution |
Cosmology has come a long way: From hints of the vast distances between stars, first appreciated in the mid-nineteenth century, to today's almost complete characterization of the geometry and matter content of the Universe. Results from cosmic microwave background observations, studies of the large-scale distribution of matter in the Universe, and of the redshift distribution of supernovae, yield an impressively consistent picture of the fundamental make-up of the Universe. In this talk Katrin will first give a brief overview of how theoretical and observational cosmology has evolved. She will then discuss how present-day observations can help in building a consistent picture of the very early Universe - back even to the first 10-43 seconds!
Katrin Heitmann received her PhD in 2000 at the Univerity of Dortmund with Prof. J. Baacke. Katrin joined T-division at LANL as a Director's Postdoctoral Fellow in the fall of 2000. In January 2003 she moved to ISR-division as Limited term staff member.
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Members and Nonmembers Welcome! Open to the Public |  |
The room is reserved from 11:30 to 1:30 so people to can get together and network before and/or after the talk. Bring your lunch or pick up something at the Hot Rocks Java Cafe on the 2nd floor. You are welcome to come early, late, or for just the talk at noon, and questions are encouraged!
LunchTalk Location
Synergy Center Conference Room, 3rd floor, Bldg 1,
Los Alamos Research Park, 4200 West Jemez Road.
Use of the conference room was donated by the Synergy Center, an "economic development incubator" located in the Los Alamos Research Park with the goal of promoting development
of R&D and technology business activities. Contact the Synergy Center receptionist at
663-5001 for more information on the Synergy Center.
In the event the audience is too large to fit in the Synergy Center conference room, the Zocher Corporation has gratiously donated use of it's conference room across the hall from the Synergy Center Conference Room.
click here for detailed directions, map with Bldg 1 highlighted, and information on obtaining a parking permit (NOTE: the parking info is in flux, so it is best to just plan on parking by the door in the green stripped area and running up to get a pass then re-parking -- or just park and take your chances...).
Volunteers to speak are welcome!! - contact the LunchTalk organizer
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LAWIS announcements, Please send email to LAWIS Lunch-Time Talk Organizer: Tinka Gammel, jtg@lanl.gov, 667-9149
(Disclaimer).
No set agenda - just join us for lunch at Hot Rocks Java Cafe!
(look for the "LAWIS Networking" sign - we'll be outside if the weather is nice).
Next LAWIS Networking Brown Bag Lunch not yet set.
Katrin Heitmann, ISR-1, LANL
The Cosmological Revolution
Synergy Center Conference Room
see full announcement above
BBQ Lunch in Moriarty, details at http://www.nmnwse.org
Career Paths for Women in the Sciences and Science-Related Fields
Canyon Complex, room 165
LAWIS and the Student Programs Office are organizing this panel discussion
as a mentoring opportunity for students. Panelists include:
Jessica Clark, Equipment Design Engineer, Merrick and Co
Morrison "Jib" Bennett, Patent Attorney, IM-1, LANL
Kimberly Thomas, Nuclear Chemist & Deputy C-Division Director, C-DO, LANL
Maya Gokhale, Computer and Information Scientist, ISR-3, LANL
Tinka Gammel, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physicist, T-1, LANL
If you are interested in being a panelist, contact Tinka Gammel, jtg@lanl.gov, 7-9149 or Carole Rutten, crutten@lanl.gov, 5-5194.
If you are interested in attending, contact Liz Ramirez (eramirez@lanl.gov, 5-6345) to reserve your space.
Elizabeth Hunke, T-3, LANL
Ice and Ocean Modeling Toward Understanding Global Climate
Synergy Center Conference Room
Cynthia Reichhardt, T-12, LANL
Large-scale computer simulations of disordered media
(title tentative)
Synergy Center Conference Room
Tinka Gammel, 667-9149, jtg@lanl.gov
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