Gurnett Symposium

On Oct. 16-17, 2015, the University of Iowa and the Department of Physics and Astronomy organized events to commemorate and celebrate Prof. Don Gurnett's 50 years of teaching and space physics research excellence at the University by hosting a symposium on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.

  Oct. 16, 2015     6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Reception and welcome remarks by Associate Provost Kevin Kregel (Old Capitol Museum on the Pentacrest)
           
  Oct. 17, 2015     9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Invited lectures by colleagues and former students (Lecture Room 1, Van Allen Hall)
        Opening comments and introduction: Prof. Fred Skiff and Associate Dean Joe Kearney
        Speakers in order of presentations: Donald A. Gurnett, Theodore A. Fritz, William M. Farrell, Stamatios M. Krimigis, Margaret G. Kivelson, Stephen A. Fuselier
           
        4:00 p.m. Public Lecture (Lecture Room 1, Van Allen Hall)
        Speaker introduction by Vice President Dan Reed;
Public lecture by William S. Kurth
           
        6:00 p.m.. Banquet and reception (Levitt Center for University Advancement)
        Speakers in order of presentations: Prof. Robert Mutel, Suzanne Gurnett Streitz, University of Iowa Interim President Jean Robillard; banquet speaker: James L. Green, NASA Headquarters Director of Planetary Sciences Division
         

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detailed schedule
  list of registered participants
symposium flyer


Thanks to those who made this event a success:

This event was sponsored by the University of Iowa
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Perry A. and Helen Judy Bond Fund
and the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Additional support was provided by the University of Iowa Alumni Association,
the University of Iowa Foundation, the University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communications,
and the University of Iowa Office of Outreach and Engagement.

Organizing committee: Robert Mutel, Fred Skiff, Steve Spangler, Bill Kurth, Kathy Kurth, Craig Kletzing.

The following University of Iowa Dept. of Physics and Astronomy students and staff provided essential assistance in the preparation for, during, and after the symposium events:

Kathy Kurth Jan Barnholdt Joyce Chrisinger
Maria Bertorello Zachary Luppen Jeremy Kurth
Bill Kurth Dale Stille Jeremy Faden
Mike Fountain Larry Granroth George Hospodarsky
Jason Kooi Vanessa Kooi Andy Kopf
Ann Persoon Kris Sigsbee James Wetzel (flyer design)


Photos, Videos, and News Reports



Registration
Pre-registration for the banquet and payment of the meal fee was required by Oct. 2, 2015. For those who registered to attend the banquet, tickets were distributed near the door of the 4th floor assembly hall upon arrival at the Levitt Center. Jeremy Faden and University of Iowa Alumni Association staff members managed the online registration process.

Map

Travel and Housing Information.
Attendees were responsible for their own travel and housing expenses.
Three hotels were identified within walking distance of Van Allen Hall: the Iowa House, Sheraton Iowa City, and the Hotel Vetro. A block of hotel rooms was held under the name Gurnett Symposium at the Iowa House, which is a three-block walk uphill to Van Allen Hall. Contact information and descriptions of the local hotel options can be found under "accommodations" on the travel and housing information page.


Gurnett Symposium Committee, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Iowa, 30 N. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52242;   Tel: 319-335-1696;   e-mail: gurnett-symposium@uiowa.edu.

Spacecraft and teaching images

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