Speaker's Night - Martian Update

Topic: A Martian update: What's new on the Red Planet
Mars has always been a meeting place of sorts and with the Indian Space Agency, ESA and NASA all delivering great science from the Red Planet, it is truly an exciting time to be a planetary researcher. The latest results from MAVEN, Curiosity and Opportunity coupled with Mars Express and Mangalayaan will form the basis of tonight's presentation.

About Professor Paul Delaney
Paul Delaney is a senior lecturer and professor of physics and astronomy at York University in Toronto. He is also the director of the Division of Natural Science within the Faculty of Science at York, as well as the Master of Bethune College at York.
Delaney has his Masters degree in science. He has taught at York University since 1986. He earned his Bachelors in Science in Experimental Physics at the Australian National University in Canberra and his Masters degree in astronomy at the University of Victoria. Delaney has been the recipient of many faculty of science and engineering awards at York University. One of his classes deals with the possibility of life on Mars. Delaney is also the director of the observatory at the York University, and its outreach program. In the past, he has also worked as a nuclear physicist at the Atomic Energy of Canada, and a support astronomer with the McGraw-Hill Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. Paul Delaney is also a longstandning active member and volunteer within the RASC.

Who can attend: everyone including non-members
Fee: free, free parking after 6pm
Reservation not needed 
Location: Ontario Science Centre (Imperial Oil Auditorium)