Helen Sawyer Hogg Memorial Lecture
The Helen Sawyer Hogg Public Lecture, is sponsored jointly by the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) and the RASC. It is so named in recognition of the lifelong contributions of Helen Sawyer Hogg towards increasing public awareness and appreciation of the Universe around us, an aim that the lectureship also seeks to further. It is held annually, usually in conjunction with the annual meeting of the sponsors, alternating between the two Societies (the RASC hosts in even-numbered years and CASCA in odd-numbered years).
Selection of the speaker is made by a committee consisting of the Presidents of the two Societies and the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee hosting the meeting (CASCA or RASC)
The Local Organizing Committee shall have the responsibility for the local arrangements, including the publicity through the local media. Additionally, publicity shall be sent to local educational institutions, science clubs, libraries, etc., and to neighbouring Centres of the RASC, with the request that an announcement of the Lecture be posted and/or included in their newsletters or notices.
The presentation of the Lecture will be preceded by an introduction, normally given by the President of the host Society, which shall make particular mention of the joint RASC/CASCA sponsorship of the Lecture, and of the contributions of Dr. Hogg to astronomical research and education.
Year | Location | Organization | Speaker | Topic |
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2018 | Calgary | RASC | Emily Lakdawalla | The Golden Age of Solar System Exploration |
2017 | Edmonton | CASCA | Dr. Fiona Harrison | From Spinning Black Holes to Exploding Stars: A New View of the High Energy Universe |
2016 | London | RASC | Dr. Ann Hornschemeier | All the X-ray binaries in the Universe |
2015 | Hamilton | CASCA | Dr. Roberto Abraham | First Results from Dragonfly |
2014 | Victoria | RASC | Dr. Laura Ferrarese | The Hidden Lives of Galaxies |
2013 | Vancouver | CASCA | Dr. Malcolm Longair | Cosmology - its tortuous history, glorious present and bright future |
2012 | Edmonton | RASC | Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell | Will the World End in 2012? The Astronomical Evidence [Video] |
2011 | London | CASCA | Dr. Dimitar Sasselov | Kepler Mission |
2010 | Fredericton | RASC | Dr. René Doyon | First Images of Exoplanets |
2009 | Toronto | CASCA | Dr. Lawrence Krauss | Life, the Universe, and Nothing |
2008 | Toronto | RASC | Dr. Phil Plait | Bad Astronomy |
2007 | Kingston | CASCA | Dr. Steven Squyres | Science Results from the Mars Exploration Rover Mission |
2006 | Ottawa | RASC | Dr. Alan R. Hildebrand | Hunting for Doomsday asteroids from Earth and Space |
2005 | Montreal | CASCA | Dr. Michel Mayor | Des planètes gazeuses aux planètes rocheuses: Dix ans de découvertes de planètes extrasolaires |
2004 | St. John's | RASC | Dr. Sara Schechner | Politics and the Dimensions of the Solar System: John Winthrop's Observations of the Transits of Venus Expedition to St. John's, June 1761 |
2003 | Waterloo | CASCA | Dr. Michael Shara | Stellar Promiscuity and Destruction |
2002 | Montreal | RASC | Dr. Paul Hodge | Barnard's Galaxy: Its Mysteries Revealed |
2001 | Toronto | CASCA | Dr. Jill Tarter | Pulling Signals out of Noise |
2000 | Winnipeg | RASC | Dr. Wendy Freedman | The Age and Size of the Universe |
1999 | Halifax | CASCA | Dr. Paul Chodas | The Impact Threat and Public Perception [JRASC] |
1998 | Victoria | RASC | Dr. David Crampton | Exploring the Frontiers of the Universe with new Eyes [JRASC] |
1997 | Edmonton | CASCA | Dr. Vera Rubin | What Hubble Didn't Know About Our Galaxy |
1996 | Edmonton | RASC | Dr. Werner Israel | Black Holes |
1995 | Penticton | CASCA | David Levy | Springtime on Jupiter: A Personal Perspective on Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
1994 | St. John's | RASC | Dr. George Efstathiou | The Origin of Galaxies |
1993 | Victoria | CASCA | Dr. Margaret Geller | Mapping the Universe: So Many Galaxies, So Little Time [JRASC] |
1992 | Calgary | RASC | Dr. Alan R. Hildebrand | The Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary Impact (or the Dinosaurs Didn't have a Chance) [JRASC] |
1991 | Toronto | CASCA | Dr. Kimmo Innanen | The Prediction and Discovery of a Martian Trojan Asteroid [JRASC] |
1990 | Ottawa | RASC | Dr. Joseph Veverka | Exploring Our Solar System The Voyager Adventure [JRASC] |
1989 | Montreal | CASCA | Dr. Roger Cayrel | La Construction de Télescope Canada-France-Hawaii [JRASC] |
1988 | Victoria | RASC | Dr. Hubert Reeves | The Early Moments of the Universe [JRASC] |
1987 | Vancouver | CASCA | Dr. René Racine | Small is Beautiful the Quest for High Resolution Imaging in Astronomy |
1986 | Winnipeg | RASC | Dr. Barry Madore | The Hubble Space Telescope [JRASC] |
1985 | Toronto | CASCA | Dr. Owen Gingerich | The Mysterious Nebulae 1610-1924 [JRASC] |
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