Sep 22, 2014
Feature Guest: Jan Cami
Did you know that buckyballs, complex soccer-ball shaped molecules formed from 60 carbon atoms, were recently discovered deep in interstellar space. Atoms and molecules may be small, but they can tell us lot about the very large, from the temperature of stars to the evolution of galaxies to the startling locations where life might be found. For more on the chemistry of the universe, today I’m joined at the start spot by Jan Kami
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About Our Guest
Jan Kami is professor of physics and astronomy at the
University of Western Ontario. His research is in molecular
spectroscopy, dust mineralogy and diffuse interstellar bands. Kami
has worked as a research scientist with the Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI and is deeply involved in
astronomy outreach