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CU-Boulder's director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Daniel Baker, has been selected by the University of Washington's Mindlin Foundation Committee as its 2003 recipient to visit Seattle and speak on his research to students and the public.
Begun in 1999, the Minlind Lectureship annually brings a world-class expert to the University of Washington for a week that includes a public talk and a set of technical lectures. Baker will be a faculty member in residence to discuss research ideas with the UW faculty, students and public and will receive a $2,000 honorarium plus all expenses.
Baker will give his public lecture on the sun-Earth connection and space weather. The topic is particularly relevant because of the recent, severe solar activity that has the potential to produce numerous and profound effects on technological systems such as satellites and power grids.
Baker will spend Nov. 17 to Nov. 21 talking about energy conversion throughout the cosmos via magnetic reconnection, and studies from his research group on very high electron acceleration in Earth's magnetosphere, the region encompassing our planet's magnetic field.
For more information contact Jim Scott in the CU-Boulder news office at (303) 492-3114.