Bexley Public Library is closed Monday, June 16th due to a plumbing emergency. We will return to normal business hours tomorrow.
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Explore the wonders of our universe with The OSU Astronomy Department.
Explore the science, theories, and wonders of our universe with faculty, staff, and students from The Ohio State University Astronomy Department. Each program will feature a different presentation topic followed by outdoor stargazing with telescopes in the BPL parking lot, depending on the weather.
July 7 Presentation: Terraforming Mars: Feasible or Complete Folly? by Dr. Stephan Frank - Lecturing Professor at The OSU Department of Astronomy
If we are seriously interested in colonizing Mars (and not just have Hollywood send Matt Damon out there), we will inevitably have to alter quite a few circumstances that currently render Mars a completely inhospitable, bone-dry, cold desert world. How realistic are the prospects of such a process of terraforming? We will explore the different climate histories of Earth and Mars (plus throw in Venus as an added bonus), and highlight a few other major problems humans would currently experience trying to live on Mars.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Stephan Frank, PhD was born, raised, and educated in the South of Germany (with a short, but meaningful interval in Edinburgh, Scotland -- where he met his wife). He came to America in 2002 to continue a career in physics at The OSU Astronomy Department's Graduate Program. Earning his PhD from OSU in 2008, and beginning his first stint as a PostDoc, led to his return to Europe, where he worked for three years in Marseille. In 2011, Dr. Frank returned to OSU (and Otterbein University), both in research and teaching, with a focus on outreach and education to the public.
Check back for the July 17 & 24 presentation topics.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Science Technology Engineering and Math | Global and Cultural Awareness | Civics, Current Events, and History |
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.
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