October 5, 1987
Irregularities in the Expansion of the Universe
Dr. Sandra M. Faber
Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz
Darwin 103
4:00 PM
Award Recipient: Bruce Medal, National Medal of Science
Dr. Sandra M. Faber of the Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz will describe evidence that a large volume of the universe around our galaxy is moving rapidly sideways with respect to the local cosmic rest frame—an unexpected result that means the universe is much lumpier on large scales than previously thought. [Available on VHS in the SSU library.]