Instituto de Física y Astronomía

IFA News  April 4, 2016

With ten years of uninterrupted events, Dr. Nikolaus Vogt´s efforts towards astronomy outreach through UV Public Talks  given on the first monday of every month between April and December, has always been very well received by a now very large community of people interested in learning more about this science. Last night, monday April 4, the 2016 season was begun in the  Sala Rubén Dario of the Centro de Extensión of the Universidad de Valparaíso with a Talk titled "Einstein: the Lord of the Rings" given by Dr. Verónica Motta, professor and investigator from the Instituto de Física y Astronomía of the UV, whereby she gave an account on  Gravitational Lensing in space, the thoeries that announced them and the observations that confirmed them, as well as applications that allow us to use them to peer into deep space, and the past. With an attendance of somewhat over 90 people, the talk ended with a lively session of questions and answers, moderated by Dr. Patricia Arévalo, member of the Instituto de Física y Astronomía who will share with professor Vogt the directing of these succesful events in the future. The detection  of Gravitacional Waves in 2015  will be the subject of the next UV Public Talk that will be given by Dr. Víctor Cárdenas (UV) on May 2, 2016. In the image, Dr. Motta gives a talk on Gravitational Lensing, her research area developed in the Instituto de Física y Astronomía of the U. de Valparaíso