April 8, 1997
CONTACT: Louise Snider, 619/594-5204
Scoping out extraterrestrial intelligence, SDSU lecture April 26
"Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Martian Microorganisms, Project Phoenix,
and the Keck Telescope," is the title of the 1997 John Schopp Memorial
Lecture in astronomy to be presented by Dr. Ben Zuckerman at 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday, April 26, in the Chemistry-Geology Building, room 333, at San
Diego State University.
A professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
at UCLA, Dr. Zuckerman's major scientific interests are the birth and death
of stars, interstellar molecules, and the search for other solar systems.
He has maintained a continuing interest in the
question of the prevalence of life and has regularly taught a course entitled
"Life in the Universe." Among the six books he has co-edited
are "Extraterrestrials, Where Are They?" "The Origin and
Evolution of the Universe," and "Human Population and the Environmental
Crisis."
The Schopp Lecture is sponsored jointly by the
SDSU Department of Astronomy and the Mount Laguna Observatory Associates.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Parking is available in Parking
Structure I on the east side of College Avenue.
For further information or directions, call 619/594-6182.
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