Program: Bruce Balick, UW, “The James Webb Space Telescope Takes Over from Hubble: First Science Results,” July 14, 2022

Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for our weekly meeting on July 14 featuring Bruce Balick.  Dr. Balick was a University of Washington Professor of Astronomy for 39 years. 

The meeting runs from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. The Zoom line will open at 7:00 a.m. for informal networking.

Just click here Thursday morning to join us. No registration is needed.

Bruce Balick was a member of the faculty of the Astronomy Department at the University of Washington from 1975 to 2014, including five years as its Chair.  He is best known for the discovery of the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.  His research portfolio includes studies of mass ejected from dying stars and violent outflows from galaxies.  He has served an many leadership roles for NASA, the American Astronomical Society, and the Faculty Senate of UW.  He presently supervises students in research projects and leads the UW outreach program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory on the campus.

Thanks to Paul Weibel for arranging this program.