Posted at 11:54 a.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Asteroids and comets subject of Friday Maui lecture
Advertiser Staff
"Asteroids and Comet Impacts" is the topic of Friday's free presentation in the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy's new Maui Maikalani Community Lecture series.The event will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Maikalani Advanced Technology Research Center at 34 'Ohi'a Ku St. in the Kulamalu Town Center.
The guest speaker is Joe Ritter, who will discuss collisions between near-Earth objects, current research efforts, and past and future effects on the evolution of life on this planet.
His current research areas include active optical systems, nanotechnology, biology and oncology.
