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Karl-Schwarschild Lecture

The Astronomische Gesellschaft has decided to honour

Prof. Dr. Charles H. Townes   (Berkeley, USA)

(Biographical data) for his outstanding contributions to astrophysics by awarding to him the Karl-Schwarzschild-Medal for the year 2002.

It is part of this celebration, that the laureate is giving a lecture: the Karl-Schwarzschild-Vorlesung. The title of the lecture by Prof. Townes will be

The Behavior of Stars Observed by Infrared Interferometry

The Karl-Schwarzschild-Medal is the highest ranked annual prize of the Astronomische Gesellschaft, first awarded to Martin Schwarzschild, 1959 (List of previous Karl-Schwarzschild medal winners). The celebration of the Schwarzschild-Medal is traditionally part of the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft.

Place: Hörsaal PN-201, Physikneubau der TU (Hardenbergstraße 36, 10623 Berlin).
Date: 2002-09-24

Ludwig Biermann Preis

The Astronomische Gesellschaft has decided to award the Ludwig Biermann Förderpreis for the year 2002 as travel sponsorship to

Dr. Ralf S. Klessen   (Potsdam)

for his importent work about stellar formation, structure and turbulence of interstellar clouds.

It is part of the award, that the awardee is giving a talk. The talk this year will be:

From Clouds to Stars: The Formation of Stellar Clusters

Place: Hörsaal PN-201, Physikneubau der TU (Hardenbergstraße 36, 10623 Berlin).
Date: 2002-09-24

Öffentlicher Abendvortrag

Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch von der TU München hält dieses Jahr den populären Öffentlichen Abendvortrag. Titel seines (auf Deutsch) gehaltenen Vortrages ist:

Sind wir allein im Universum?

Ort: Hörsaal PN-201, Physikneubau der TU (Hardenbergstraße 36, 10623 Berlin).
Zeit: 26. September 2002, 20.00 Uhr
Inhalt: Zusammenfassende Vorschau auf den Vortrag Sind wir allein im Universum?

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Review Talks

  1. Hans Böhringer, Garching:
    Matter and Energy in Clusters of Galaxies as Probes for the Galaxy and Large-Scale Structure Formation in the Universe
  2. José Franco, Mexico:
    The Interstellar Medium and Star Formation: The Impact of Massive Stars
  3. Arnold Hanslmeier, Graz:
    Dynamics and Evolution of Small Structures in the Solar Photosphere
  4. Adalbert W.A. Pauldrach, München:
    Hot Stars: Old-fashioned or Trendy?
  5. James W. Truran, Chicago:
    The Abundance History of our Galaxy and the Universe
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