Sun, March 20, 2016
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater
Time: 3-4 p.m.
Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences
Short Description: Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.”
Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences
Short Description: Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.”
Reception following the lecture in the Ohio Union Ohio Staters Traditions Room (4-5 p.m.)
Todd Thompson, professor, astronomy, lectures on “The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements.”
Thompson describes the grand pageant of stellar death and transfiguration caused by supernovae — exploding massive stars and tremendous thermonuclear detonations of white dwarfs — that partially replenish galaxies with raw materials for future star formation. We owe our existence to the elements they provided: carbon, oxygen and iron.