Speaker
Lerothodi Leeuw
(UNISA)
Description
I will present my journey from a childhood in the South African Kalahari, to studying physics at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), then specializing in astrophysics for graduate studies, working at the NASA Ames Research Centre -- among others, and eventually becoming a Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA). The presentation will include results from the submillimeter-bright galaxies that I study and a small tribute to one of my heros and inspirations, Professor Stephen Hawking, who just passed on this year.
