Sat February 10, 2018
God's Mechanics: The Religious Life of Techies
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at Saint Ignatius Church
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Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, is an astronomer and meteoriticist. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he earned undergraduate and masters' degrees from MIT, and a Ph. D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona, was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics at Lafayette College before entering the Jesuits in 1989.
At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies, observing Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican's 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona, and applying his measure of meteorite physical properties to understanding asteroid origins and structure. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis), and Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? (with Paul Mueller). He also has hosted science programs for BBC Radio 4, been interviewed in numerous documentary films, and writes a monthly science column for the British Catholic magazine, The Tablet.
Dr. Consolmagno has been elected to the governing boards of a number of international scientific organizations, including serving as chair of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. In 2000, the small bodies nomenclature committee of the IAU named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. In the fall of 2014 Br. Consolmagno received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society for his outstanding work in communicating his science to the public. In September 2015 Pope Francis appointed him Director of the Vatican Observatory.
for current news on Brother Guy Consolmagno, please check out a recent New York Times article at
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/world/europe/vatican-observatory-consolmagno.html
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Please contact Franca Gargiulo with any questions at 415-564-2600 or at [email protected]
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At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies, observing Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican's 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona, and applying his measure of meteorite physical properties to understanding asteroid origins and structure. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis), and Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? (with Paul Mueller). He also has hosted science programs for BBC Radio 4, been interviewed in numerous documentary films, and writes a monthly science column for the British Catholic magazine, The Tablet.
Dr. Consolmagno has been elected to the governing boards of a number of international scientific organizations, including serving as chair of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. In 2000, the small bodies nomenclature committee of the IAU named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. In the fall of 2014 Br. Consolmagno received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society for his outstanding work in communicating his science to the public. In September 2015 Pope Francis appointed him Director of the Vatican Observatory.
for current news on Brother Guy Consolmagno, please check out a recent New York Times article at
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/world/europe/vatican-observatory-consolmagno.html
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please contact Franca Gargiulo with any questions at 415-564-2600 or at [email protected]
Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, is an astronomer and meteoriticist. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he earned undergraduate and masters' degrees from MIT, and a Ph. D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona, was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics at Lafayette College before entering the Jesuits in 1989.
At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies, observing Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican's 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona, and applying his measure of meteorite physical properties to understanding asteroid origins and structure. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis), and Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? (with Paul Mueller). He also has hosted science programs for BBC Radio 4, been interviewed in numerous documentary films, and writes a monthly science column for the British Catholic magazine, The Tablet.
Dr. Consolmagno has been elected to the governing boards of a number of international scientific organizations, including serving as chair of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. In 2000, the small bodies nomenclature committee of the IAU named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. In the fall of 2014 Br. Consolmagno received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society for his outstanding work in communicating his science to the public. In September 2015 Pope Francis appointed him Director of the Vatican Observatory.
for current news on Brother Guy Consolmagno, please check out a recent New York Times article at
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/world/europe/vatican-observatory-consolmagno.html
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please contact Franca Gargiulo with any questions at 415-564-2600 or at [email protected]
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At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies, observing Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican's 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona, and applying his measure of meteorite physical properties to understanding asteroid origins and structure. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis), and Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? (with Paul Mueller). He also has hosted science programs for BBC Radio 4, been interviewed in numerous documentary films, and writes a monthly science column for the British Catholic magazine, The Tablet.
Dr. Consolmagno has been elected to the governing boards of a number of international scientific organizations, including serving as chair of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. In 2000, the small bodies nomenclature committee of the IAU named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. In the fall of 2014 Br. Consolmagno received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society for his outstanding work in communicating his science to the public. In September 2015 Pope Francis appointed him Director of the Vatican Observatory.
for current news on Brother Guy Consolmagno, please check out a recent New York Times article at
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/world/europe/vatican-observatory-consolmagno.html
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please contact Franca Gargiulo with any questions at 415-564-2600 or at [email protected]
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