Speaker Name:
Prof Charles McGruder
Speaker Affiliation:
University of West Kentucky, USA
Talk Subject:
Starbase
Date:
08/01/2007 - 14:00
In order to attract high school students into the science and engineering professions and to encourage university undergraduates to obtain PhDs in science and engineering the STARBASE program is described, which attracts students by involving them in world class astronomical research projects such as the search for extrasolar planets.