COSAM News Articles 2015 September Annual Duncan Memorial Lecture set for Oct. 9

Annual Duncan Memorial Lecture set for Oct. 9

Published: 09/28/2015

The annual Duncan Memorial Lecture will be held Friday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m. in 115 Sciences Center Classrooms Building located at 319 Roosevelt Concourse. This year’s speaker is Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her lecture, “The Search for Earth 2.0” will address the current science and technology that puts researchers on the verge of searching for planets like Earth that may have suitable conditions for life. The Duncan Memorial Lecture was established in 2012 by Dora Duncan in memory of her late husband, M.M. “Dunc” Duncan, ’49, a physicist. The event is free and open to the public, and parking is available on the fourth floor of the Stadium Parking Deck. Light refreshments will be served.