Pint of Science Germany e.V.
THE KEG BAR
Trautenwolfstraße 1, 80802 München
WEDNESDAY 17th MAY 2017
DOORS OPEN 7PM, EVENT 7:30PM-10PM
The talks will be in English.
Earth and Beyond
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Photographer: Peter Kaufmann
Dr. Corrado Cimarelli
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
The Electrifying World of Volcanic Lightning
Have you ever heard of volcanic lightning? It does not happen in storm clouds in the sky, but rather in ash-rich volcanic plumes that are released by erupting volcanoes. Corrado Cimarelli and his team investigate this phenomenon at erupting volcanoes and have reproduced volcanic lighting in their lab, right here in Munich. Find out more about how they've done it, and what they've found out, at this event.
Dr. Michael Sterzik
European Southern Observatory
The Quest for a Second Earth
Earth-like worlds orbiting nearby stars are just being discovered by astronomers. Liquid water likely exists on their surface. Are these planets inhabited? What forms of life would they hold? How could this life be characterized? Could life signatures be remotely sensed by state-of-the-art astronomical instrumentation? Understanding our Earth’s history may help us to adopt the right strategy.