Nathan McGregor, a Ph.D. student in Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be visiting Yakima Valley College this May as part of the Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program. This program is sponsored by the American Astronomical Society, the SETI Institute, and the NASA Community College Network. On the evenings of May 28 & 29, McGregor will present a free public talk on his research titled: The return to Venus: What we’ve learned and what’s next"

When & Where:  

• Wednesday, May 28: YVC Yakima Campus (precise location TBA)

• Thursday, May 29, YVC Grandview Campus (precise location TBA)

• Both nights will begin with a "meet & greet" at 7:00 pm followed by the talk at 7:30 pm. Weather permitting, telescope viewing with YVC astronomy faculty and students will follow the talk.