Science Café presents Dr. Doug Clowe discussing “A Dark and Lonely Place: Dark Energy and the Future of the Universe” on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m. in the Front Room at Baker University Center.
Clowe is Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University.
Clowe will discuss advances that astronomers have made in understanding the universe over the past 20 years and the implications for the future. He will explain the concepts of the expanding universe and the observations that have led to the discovery that the rate of expansion has been increasing over time. He will talk about what might be causing this acceleration, a mysterious substance called “dark energy.”
Clowe also will discuss the implications of dark energy for the future of the universe and give a preview of what we should expect to happen in the universe over the next 100 trillion years.
Dr. Doug Clowe
cience Café events are held on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the Front Room at Baker University Center. They are free and open to students, faculty and staff. Science Café is a venue for students to share their interests informally during a conversation exchange in a friendly setting.
The Science Café is hosted by Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology and Vice President of the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi, and Roxanne Malé-Brune, Director of Grant Development and Projects in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creativity.
Science Café and Café Conversations are sponsored by the Office of Vice President for Research and Creativity and the Ohio University Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Fall 2018 Science Café & Café Conversations
Sept. 19—Dr. Scott Moody, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, “Why we need the EPA and ESA for our health?” Watch on A&S TV.
Sept. 26, Conversation—Dr. Laeeq Khan, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Studies
Oct. 3—Dr. Ronan Carroll, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Watch on A&S TV
Oct. 17—Dr. Natalie Daniels, Associate Professor in the Voinovich School Watch on A&S TV
Oct. 24, Conversation—Dr. Julie Paxton, Professor of Economics Watch on A&S TV
Nov. 14—Dr. Sarah Wyatt, Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology Watch on A&S TV
Dec. 5—Dr. Julie Suhr, Professor of Psychology Watch on A&S TV
Spring Semester 2019
Jan. 23—Dr. Doug Clowe, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy Watch on A&S TV
Jan. 30, Conversation—Julie Owens, Professor of Psychology
Feb. 6—Dr. Lawrence Witmer, Professor of Biomedical Science
Feb. 20—Science Museum Complex, TBD
March 6—Dr. Ryan Chornock, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
March 27—Dr. Jacqueline Wolf, Professor of Social Medicine
April 3—Dr. John Kopchick, Distinguished Professor & Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar Biomedical Sciences
April 10—Dr. Deborah McAvoy, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
April 11 Research and Creativity Expo
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