Exoplanets and the Quest of "Universal Life"
- π€ Speaker: Prof Didier Queloz
- π Date & Time: Tuesday 28 November 2017, 19:45 - 21:30
- π Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry
Abstract
Professor Queloz is one of the pioneers in the search for exoplanets. In 1995, he discovered the first giant planet outside the solar system together with Michel Mayor, leading to a series of new techniques and breakthroughs in exoplanet hunting. He also played an active role in the Corot mission, which led to the first transit detection of a rocky planet (Corot-7b). Professor Queloz is now a physics professor at Cavendish Laboratory and Geneva University; he leads a comprehensive research programme on the formation, structure and habitability of exoplanets in our universe.
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge University Astronomical Society (CUAS) series.
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Prof Didier Queloz
Tuesday 28 November 2017, 19:45-21:30