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Next Event - February 17, 2023

Mayan Civilization in Northern Guatemala

An Extensive Civilization Revealed with Extraordinary LiDAR Technology

Richard Hansen

Mirador Basin Project


Past Event - February 3, 2023

Whispers from Other Worlds

NASA's Search for Life in the Cosmos

Thomas Zurbuchen & Nadia Drake

NASA


Past Event - January 20, 2023

Post-Quantum Cryptography

Cornerstone for Security in the Coming Quantum Computing Era

Lily Chen

National Institute of Standards of Technology


Past Event - December 16, 2022

Back to the Moon to Stay

Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium

Brett Denevi and Wesley Fuhrman

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory


Past Event - December 2, 2022

The Latest on the Great Dinosaur Extinction

The K-Pg Chicxulub impact and mass extinction event

Sean Gulick

University of Texas at Austin


Past Event - November 18, 2022

Chip Scan: 3D X-Ray Imaging of CMOS Integrated Circuits

Can you trust the electronics you use?

Anthony F.J. Levi

University of Southern California


Past Event - November 4, 2022

ICE-CUBE: The Under-the-Ice Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica

Opening a New Window on the Universe from the South Pole

Francis Halzen

University of Wisconsin-Madison


Past Event - October 21, 2022

NASA Astrophysics

Exploration, Origins, & Physics of the Cosmos

Mark Clampin

NASA Astrophysics Division Director


Past Event - October 7, 2022

DART: The Double Asteroid Redirection Test

Protecting Earth from Planetary Impacts

Andrew Cheng & Andrew Rivkin

APL/JHU


Past Event - September 23, 2022

The Endless Frontier

The DOD Basic Research Initiatives

Bindu Nair

US Department of Defense


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February 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM Meeting #2,472 Sponsored by PSW Science Member John Downing
Mayan Civilization in Northern Guatemala

An Extensive Civilization Revealed with Extraordinary LiDAR Technology

Richard Hansen
Director, Mirador Basin Project, Guatemala
Department of Anthropology
Idaho State University
March 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM Meeting #2,473
TBD
March 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM Meeting #2,474 In Memory of Marvin Hass
Comets, Centaurs, and Trans-Neptunian Objects

Exploring the Echoes of Formation in the Outer Solar System

Walter Harris
Chief Scientist, University of Arizona Space Institute
University of Arizona
March 31, 2023 at 8:00 PM Meeting #2,475
Using Experiments in Nature to Study Evolution

Research on Lizard Island Adaptations in Real Time

Jonathan Losos
Director, Living Earth Collaborative
Danforth Distinguished University Professor
Washington University
April 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM Meeting #2,476
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