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Frontiers of Astronomy Community Lecture
Dr. Manuel PeimbertProfessor, National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Origin of the Elements:
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006, 7:30 p.m.IfA Manoa Auditorium
Open to the public
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Dr. Peimbert will present a brief account of the evolution
of the Universe and stars to explain how the chemical
elements present on Earth and in ourselves were made.
He will describe how Sun-like stars evolve to eventually
produce a planetary nebula and a white dwarf, while more
massive stars end their lives in a supernova
explosion that results in a gaseous nebula and a
compact remnant that could be a neutron star or a black
hole.
Born in Mexico City, Dr. Peimbert received his bachelor's degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Since 1968, he has been researcher at UNAM. Dr. Peimbert is an elected foreign member of the U.S. Academy of Science and is a past vice-president of the International Astronomical Union. His work, reflected in his almost 200 scientific papers, has earned him an impressive set of international awards including the Mexican National Sciences and Arts Award in Physical-Mathematical and Natural Sciences, the Academic Medal of the Mexican Physics Society, the Guillaume Budé Medal from the Collège de France, and the Medal of the Third World Science Academy. When he is not studying the death throes of stars, Dr. Peimbert enjoys watching classic American movies or singing along to old Mexican songs played on the guitar. Photo: NGC 6543 (Cat's Eye Nebula) NASA, ESA, HEIC, and the Hubble Hertiage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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