CICC is pleased to announce that Dr. Alan Title will the the 2009 luncheon speaker. Dr. Title is Professor Physics, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow, LM
Advanced Technology Center.
From Galileo to the present - 400 Years of Solar Physics
Dr. Alan Title
Professor Physics, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center
In 1609 Galileo discovered Sunspots and measured the rotation of the sun. these observations started a revolution in our understanding of our solar system
and the universe as a whole. In this talk I will step quickly through four centuries of critical scientific discoveries and even take a short peek into the future.
The talk will present an overview of the progress in and importance of understanding our star using observations, computer animations, and numerical simulations.
Dr. Alan Title is a Senior Fellow at the Lockheed Martin Advance Technology Center and a Consulting Professor of Physics at Stanford University. He has an A.B in Mathematics from UCLA and a Ph.D in Physics from
Caltech. His major research interest is the evolution of the Sun’s magnetic fields from their origins in the convection zone to their connection to the heliosphere. Dr. Title is the Principal Investigator for the TRACE SMEX, the
Focal Plane Package on Solar B, and the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly for the Solar Dynamics Observatory. He is a member of the National Academies of Science and of Engineering and the International Academy of
Astronautics. Currently he chairs the Heliophysics Subcommittee of the NASA NAC.
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