9:00 am–6:00 pm ERC 161
RSVP here: https://ucdonyorksymposium.rsvpify.com/
Zoom Link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/97162045571?pwd=blYZVhKk0cZ9qROKon9StUpdzeCDnT.1
Symposium on Donald York’s Astronomical Research & Legacy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Friday, June 12, 9 AM to 6 PM
University of Chicago, Eckhardt Research Center, 5640 S. Ellis Avenue, Room 161
Lunch and dinner served.
On Friday June 12, the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics will sponsor a full day of talks by Don York's scientific colleagues. Morning talks will highlight Don's main scientific interests and how his work impacts current research in astronomy. Afternoon talks will focus on origins and impact of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) with Don as Founding Director, followed by insights about the global collaborative legacy of SDSS.
Provisional Program
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Biographical Topics
Lew Hobbs (remote)
Laurence Marschall [remote]
C. Robert O'Dell (remote)
Tak Oka
Maurice York
9:30 Don York's Scientific Research & Impact
Varsha Kulkarni
Sean Johnson
Paule Sonnentrucker
10:30 - 11:00 Break
Dan Welty
J. Michael Shull
Cecile Gry (remote)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 Don York & the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Origins and Impact
Jim Gunn (remote)
Brian Yanny
Alex Szalay
Britt Lundgren
Elisabeth Long
Juna Kollmeier
2:30 - 3:00 Break
3:00 Don York and the Collaborative Legacy of SDSS
Lifan Wang
Zhao Gang
Cui Xiangqun
