LOCATION: Prescott Public Library, Founders Suites A&B
SPEAKER: Preston Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, ERAU
COMMENTS: Our knowledge of the observable universe has changed dramatically in just the last two decades. This is due to increasingly precise measurements and observations from dedicated ground observatories, satellite missions (such as WMAP and Planck), and more recent gravitational wave measurements. We have found that much of the universe is made of strange stuff called dark matter and dark energy that we do not yet fully understand. This talk described the current status of the Standard Cosmological Model of the Universe. There was a large audience and Dr. Jones was as entertaining as he was knowledgeable and easy to understand. A great presentation.
NOTE: This was the talk that was re-scheduled from February that was cancelled due to snow.
