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NEXT
MEETING____________________________
Monday, November 2 - Noon – DOUBLETREE HOTEL, Second Floor, Inspiration Room
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"Rethinking the universe: The New Paradigms
of Dark Matter and Dark Energy" – Dr. Robert Marlowe
Over the last few decades space-based observatories have
given us a vastly greater perspective of the cosmos, providing us with eyes
that can see far beyond the electromagnet spectrum that is possible from earth.
Even the “eyes” of earth-based observatories have become much
larger and more sensitive. Our view and understanding of the universe has thus
become much greater and has revealed some astounding phenomena. Dr. Robert
Marlowe will describe some exiting discoveries that have been made over recent
years and how these discoveries have changed our thinking of the cosmos and our
knowledge of science. Among the most interesting discoveries is the stuff we
see in space. The stars, gas and dust account for 4 percent of the
universe’s mass, whereas 23 percent is a mysterious “dark
matter” that surrounds every galaxy. The remaining 73 percent is “dark
energy”, a form of energy that permeates all of space, and used to
explain recent observations that the universe appears to be expanding at an
accelerating rate.
Dr. Robert Marlowe is a Professor of astronomy at UTC, who
has taught there since 1987. With the background of experimental physics,
he is currently involved with the use of laser light scattering to investigate
the diffusion of large biomolecules.
FUTURE
MEETINGS________________________
Monday, November 9 – Noon – “Air Permitting Process for the New Volkswagen
Plant”
Speakers: Bob Colby, Director,
Monday, November 16 – Noon – “A
Speaker: Mike Scott, Project Co-ordinator, TVA,
Monday, November 23 – Noon – “New Events and Activities at
Speaker: Henry Schulson, Director at
Monday, November 30 - Noon – To be determined.
Monday, December 7 – Noon – “Are Lithium Batteries the Answer for Advanced
Vehicles?”
Speaker: Mark Hairr, UTC CETE Research Program
Director
Monday, December 14 – Noon – To be
determined.
Monday, December 21 – NO MEETING
Monday, December 28 – NO MEETING
PREVIOUS
MEETING_______________________
Dr. Jim Henry, UTC Professor of
Chemical Engineering, reviewed his trip to the State Engineering University of
Armenia. Oleg Gasparyan met Dr. Henry on the internet and invited Dr.
Henry to visit
Web based engineering student
laboratories supplement direct hands-on laboratory work. Funding for the
tests is arranged in advance. The requesting student initiates the actual
test and reviews progress through cameras and microphones in the test
lab. A person in UTC laboratory may click on a website, click on a
certain function, initiate test, etc.
The National Science Foundation now
expects each
Scheduling laboratory experiments is
not difficult. Microsoft has funded remote lab experiments at MIT.
Armenians from outside the country
send more money to
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