Speaker: Scott Engle, Villanova University, PhD Candidate

Scott Engle graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. In Astronomy & Astrophysics. He is currently a Research Associate at Villanova completing his final work on his PhD. His ongoing research deals with ground-based photometry of variable stars and space-based observations of their UV to X-ray emissions. He has worked with data from the Hubble, Chandra, XMMM, IUE, FUSE, GALES and Spitzer satellites, has approved observation programs for the MOST and BRITE Constellation satellites, and has 30 plus research publications to his credit. The Secret Lives of Cepheids Program is an ongoing study being carried out at VU of the brightness and radial velocity changes of classical Cepheids over time, along with their high-temperature emissions. In some cases, over 100 years of observations have been collected and analyzed. We have also made the surprising recent discovery of strong FUV emissions in two bright, nearby Classical Cepheids from analyses of FUSE archival observations and one of our own observations just prior to the failure of the satellite. This phenomenon has never before been observed in Cepheids.

Please join us for a delicious dinner and an interesting presentation.

PLACE: Mays Landing Golf and Country Club, Frasier Room (641-4411)
1855 Cates Road, Mays Landing, NJ
directions at www.mayslandinggolf.com

TIME: 6:00 PM  Social time   -   6:30 PM Dinner   -   Approx 7:45 PM Speaker
          

MENU: Hors d'oeuvres, buffet dinner, dessert

COST: $16.00 Members, $20.00 Guests. $12.00 Students

Reservations due by noon, Tuesday May 19th

Joseph Burns      609-601-6800 x122 (W)    Joseph_Burns@sra.com
Philip Holmer      609-601-9595 (W)    PHolmer@ieee.org
Cathy Jaggard      609-233-1037 (C)    CatJaggard@usa.net
Mary-Ann M Boyce      609-485-5675 (W)    m.boyce@ieee.org
Dot Buckanin      609-485-9633 (W)   Dorothy.buckanin@faa.gov

Coming Attractions:

May 14 - Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Summit

This one day summit is designed for modeling, simulation and analysis professionals and computational scientists in the Mid-Atlantic Region to gain a broader understanding of modeling, simulation and analysis that supports a variety of disciplines. The summit format is a mix of plenary discussions and workshops. Topic areas include: Aviation, Business, Energy, Computational Science, Medical Services, and Social Sciences. Workshop topics include: Environmental Modeling, Innovation Analysis, Modeling & Simulation as a Professional, and FAA Modeling and Simulation.

Info and registration at http://www.stockton.edu/mdps (Click NAMS Symposium link)