2024 Virginia Garrett Lectures Schedule

Charting Cosmic Visions
2024 Virginia Garrett Lectures
October 4-5, 2024
University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections

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Come see the stars at UTA Libraries’ Special Collections! The 2024 Virginia Garrett Lectures celebrates the evolution of thought, science, and design behind the ways humans map what we see in the sky. 

Friday, October 4, 2024

UTA Central Library, Sixth Floor (except for Planetarium show)

10:00AMCosmic Cartography exhibit opening in Special Collections
11:00AMPanel discussion featuring Dr. Kimberly Breuer, Dr. Sampson Gholston, Alex Patron, and Travis Talkington, Moderated by Evan Spencer
12:00PMLunch, free for all until supplies last
1:00PMStudent poster presentations
2:00PMPlanetarium show at UTA Planetarium featuring celestial charts

Saturday, October 5, 2024

UTA Central Library, Sixth Floor

9:30AMCoffee, light snacks
10:00AMDr. Patricia Seed, Department of History, University of California at Irvine, "Under Southern Stars"
11:15AMDr. Mustapha Ishak, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, "What DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) Tells Us About the Content and Expansion of Our Universe"
12:30PMLunch, free for all until supplies last
2:00PMDr. Sangwook Park, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, "Mapping the Sky and Hot Debris"
3:15PMCosmic Cartography exhibit viewing and Special Collections Open House showcasing recent additions to the cartographic collection