THE GALAXIES

Dr. SARA ELLISON  UVIC Assoc. Professor, Astronomy

How did we get from the simple ingredients that came out of the Big Bang to the rich fabric of galaxies and stars we see around us today? Dr. Sara Ellison tackles this broad question by looking at galaxies in our universe both near and far. A Canada Research Chair in Observational Cosmology, Dr. Ellison couples observations from the world’s leading telescopes with computer simulations to understand how galaxies form and evolve. Sara’s talk will be outside and will include a projection of galaxies and space phenomena on the Fog Alarm Building (FAB). Sara, her husband Jon Willis and their daughter Rose are part-time residents of Saturna Island.