From Illinois to the Moon: The Life and Legacy of George R. Carruthers
Feb 24, 2024 10:00 am
1002 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, 306 North Wright Street, Urbana
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering
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- Catherine Somers
- csomers@illinois.edu
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- Black History Month 2024
Professor Lara Waldrop will discuss her NASA research project, The Carruthers Geocorona Project. The name honors Dr. George R. Carruthers, a prominent, three-time Illinois alumnus. As one of the first African American men to earn a doctorate degree in astrophysics, Dr. George R. Carruthers is known as a trailblazer. He invented the camera that took the first images of space, significantly improving our understanding of space and earth science