Is the study of the material world. Its historical mission was to push the boundaries of superlatives: the smallest subatomic particle, the quickest time interval, the most precise measurement, the most perplexing of unexplained phenomena. In the 21st century, these challenges are augmented with a need to understand how particles interact under extreme conditions…
Dr. Matt Mountain is the current President of The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA.) AURA is a not-for-profit consortium of 40 US Universities and 4 International affiliates which builds and operates telescopes and observatories for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)…
The Crow Observatory is open to the Washington University community on clear evenings, Monday through Thursday, during the fall and spring semesters. When we are on standard time, the open hours are 7:00 - 10:00 pm. When we are on daylight saving time the hours are 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The location is atop Crow Hall on the northeast corner of the WU Hilltop Campus…
