Marvelous, Mysterious Mars
4th Friday Lecture
March 26, 2010
ShareThis! If you stood on Mars, suitably protected by a Mars suit, what would you see? Of course, there is no one better to bring Mars to Earth than Dr. Doherty! From the color of the sky, to the dirt, Dr. Doherty flew participants to Mars and back again.
Through hands-on activities the partipants will experience life on mars. Find out which California city has sky the same color of Mars and the difference in a Martian sunset from our own. How does sound carry? How does Mars taste, smell, feel? And just how much sunblock will you really need?
About the Speaker:
Dr. Paul Doherty received his Ph.D. in solid-state physics from MIT in 1974. After teaching courses at Oakland University in physics, astronomy, geology, electronics, computer programming and meteorology, he became a senior staff scientist at the Exploratorium.
Dr. Doherty is also a visiting scientist at Tom Tits Experiment in Sweden and an adjunct professor of physics at San Francisco State University. Throughout his career he has won numerous awards such as the "Administrator of the Year" award from the California Science Education Advisory Council in 1999, the Distinguished Teacher Award by the American Association of Physics teachers in 2002, the NSTA's Faraday Award for excellence in 2003.
Dr. Doherty has written for numerous magazines and publishers including Exploring magazine, Exploratorium Press, Klutz Press, Chronicle Press, and Muse magazine.
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Or visit another lecture in this series:
| Sep. 25, 2009 - | Salmon at the Heart of Nature |
| Oct. 23, 2009 - | Journey of Discovery: California |
| Jan. 22, 2010 - | Tending the Wild: Native Americans and the Land |
| Feb. 26, 2010 - | Mysteries and Magic of the Vernal Pool |
| Mar. 26, 2010 - | Marvelous, Mysterious Mars |
| Apr. 23, 2010 - | Restoring the Mesopotamian Marshes |
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