Riccardo Giacconi To Give the Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lectures

The 1998 Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lecture will be presented on Monday evening, March 30, 1998 by Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, Director of the European Southern Observatory. Dr. Giacconi is considered by many to be the founder of X-ray astronomy, and we are very excited that he will be this year's lecturer. The recipient of numerous prizes and awards for his scientific work, Dr. Giacconi is also an excellent speaker, with a broad range of interests in astrophysics. The Monday evening public lecture is entitled "Astronomical Research in the 21st Century: Questions and Instruments." Prof. Giacconi will also give the regular physics/applied physics colloquium on the following Tuesday afternoon, March 31, 1998, at 4:00 pm. The title of his colloquium is "The European Very Large Telescope". The location for both talks is still pending, and will be announced later. For more information on the Hofstadter lectures, please contact Jenifer Conan-Tice [phone (650) 723-4347 or email fe.jct@forsythe.stanford.edu].