A Stellar Legacy:
A Symposium Commemorating Professor John Cotton’s Journey in Astronomy.
Sunday Evening 28 April 2024
[Reservations Required]
The reservation link will be HERE on 15-22 April
https://forms.gle/HDu3cEJ84LEfT1ar8
Featuring guest speaker, astronomer Fritz Benedict
Dear SMU Physics Friends and Alumni,
On behalf of the SMU Physics Department, we are pleased to invite you to the 2024 Physics Symposium, “A Stellar Legacy: A Symposium Commemorating Professor John Cotton’s Journey in Astronomy.”
We will look back across John’s 50+ years at SMU, and also look ahead to upcoming astrophysics and cosmology research in the Physics Department.
The symposium will be held on Sunday evening, April 28, 2024, on the SMU campus [Reservations Required]. The reception will be at 6 p.m., dinner will start at 6:30 p.m., the lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m., and we’ll finish by 8:30 p.m.
Please hold the date, and the above reservation link will be open from 15 to 22 April 2024.
Should you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Ms. Yentel Payne (214-768-2495 or ypayne@smu.edu)
Join us at the crossroads of SMU Astronomy and history.
Thanks again, and we hope you can join us.
Sincerely, the SMU Physics Department
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