The professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a Northern Irish astrophysicist who discovered the first pulsar together with her thesis tutor, will visit the Universitat de València and will give two conferences. The first one, named “Reflections on the discovery of pulsars” will take place on 10 February at 16 o´clock at Salón de Grados, 1st floor of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, in Burjassot Campus.
In this talk, the researcher will explain us how she discovered pulsars , neutron stars, and mishaps she had. As a doctorate student, Jocelyn Bell was analysing data from radio telescopes when she discovered pulsars. Her supervisor and the department manger were awarded the Noble Prize in Physics for that discovery in 1972 and her exclusion caused a great controversy. The professor will conclude with a reflection about what we can learn nowadays of these stories.
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Tomorrow, 11 February of 2016, International Day of Women and Girls in Science , the professor Jocelyn Bell will give other conference named “We are made of star stuff”. From where comes substance of which we are made? In this conference professor Bell will explore how the main part of substance we are made comes originally from stars.
The conference, which will hold inside conference cycle of Faculty of Physics, will take place at 12:30 at Conference Hall “Charles Darwin” in Campus and it will be able in streaming:
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JOCELYN BELL BURNELL (Belfast 1943)
The Northern Irish astrophysicist, belongs to the group of distinguished scientists (Lisa Meitner and Rosalind Franklin) deserving the Nobel but that, for various reasons, they didn’t get. Her interest for the astronomy carried her to make the doctoral programme in Cambridge University, in Anthony Hewish group, where in 1967 detected the first pulsar.
Among others, stands out her contribution in Astronomy, especially pulsar discovery, neutron stars which emit electromagnetic radiation beams due to their density, fast rotation and the non-alignment of their rotation axis. The detection of these radiosources has allowed to contrast the stellar evolution theory.
In one of the most influential scientists in United Kingdom and has received many prizes. Among them, the Herschel Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1989 for pulsars discovery, and the honorary titles Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as well as Fellow de la Royal Society. In June 2015, she was awarded with the Gold Medal of Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
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Last update: 10 de february de 2016 07:52.
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