Exploring White Dwarfs with Dr. Elizabeth Jeffery on January 15th

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Jeffery, Associate Professor of Physics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where she teaches astronomy and astrophysics and mentors students in hands-on observational research.

Thursday, January 15th at 7pm
at 1515 Fredericks, San Luis Obispo

Dr. Elizabeth Jeffery is an astronomer and teaches physics and astronomy classes at Cal Poly. She completed her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduate school she was a post doc researcher at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. She has used telescopes in Texas, Arizona, Chile, and the Hubble Space Telescope to accomplish her research of studying the evolution and fundamental properties of stars. In her free time she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and three children.

This will be a fascinating evening for anyone curious about how stars live and die, how astronomers decode starlight, or how Cal Poly students are contributing to active astrophysical research. All are welcome to attend.