Published on 2/17/2017.
College of the Redwoods Astronomy Professor Dr. Jon Pedicino will present a lecture about recent discoveries from the Kepler space telescope at the CR Del Norte campus on Thursday, February 23.
Pedicino’s lecture, “Are We Alone in the Universe: Kepler, Exoplanets, the Goldilocks Zone, and Carbon,” will take place in room DM 23 at 7 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The talk will center on the Kepler space telescope, which was launched in 2009 to search for planets orbiting other stars, called exoplanets. Pedicino will discuss the astounding results of that preliminary survey, and the implications for the search for life on other planets.
Pedicino has taught astronomy at the CR Eureka campus for 16 years. He did his undergraduate work in physics at Dartmouth College. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Arizona in planetary science.
The College of the Redwoods Foundation Board established the Dr. Eugene Portugal Award in 1993 to honor an outstanding faculty member and to exhibit the academic and professional contributions of the CR faculty to the college and the community. Named after the college’s first president, this award allows the campus community to share expertise and knowledge, provides staff development opportunities for faculty, increases the community’s awareness of the college, and provides a showcase for excellence both on and off campus.
For more information, contact Crislyn Parker, Administrative Assistant to the VP of Academic Affairs, 476-4109, or email crislyn-parker@redwoods.edu
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