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Guy Consolmagno

Astronomer

Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, earned undergraduate and masters’ degrees from MIT, and a Ph. D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona. He was a researcher at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, before entering the Jesuits in 1989.

At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies. He observes asteroids, moons, and Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican’s 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona, and curates the Vatican meteorite collection in Castel Gandolfo. Along with more than 100 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis), Brother Astronomer, and God’s Mechanics, and editor of a popular account of astronomy and the Vatican, Let Stars Delight.

Dr. Consolmagno served as chair of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society; is past president of Commission 16 (Planets and Satellites) of the International Astronomical Union, and presently serves as secretary of its Division III (Planetary Systems Sciences) as well as sitting on the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature.

Past Programs Featuring Guy Consolmagno

Saturday, June 13, 2009 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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