Media Advisory 09-034
Charbonneau Exoplanet Research Team Makes Major Discovery
Discovery to be detailed in major peer-reviewed journal on Dec. 17; NSF sponsors embargoed webcast news briefing for journalists on Dec. 14
David Charbonneau, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, NSF's 2009 Alan T. Waterman Awardee.
December 10, 2009
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"If other Earths are out there, we're going to find them," said David Charbonneau of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, as quoted in this month's DISCOVER magazine piece, "Earth-Like Worlds Come into View," Number 8 on what DISCOVER calls "100 astonishing discoveries from the past year--the ideas and breakthroughs that are reshaping our understanding of the world."
Join us for a live webcast as Charbonneau presents details of exciting new discoveries on the way to this goal--including a world, unlike any other--guaranteed to advance exoplanetary research. The briefing will be embargoed until the research findings are published the week of December 14 in a major peer-reviewed journal.
| Who: | Journalists only please |
| When: | Dec. 14, 2009, 11 a.m. |
| Where: | Visit http://www.science360.gov/live and/or call 800-857-9757 to access the presentation. |
| How: | Passwords are needed to access the presentation and to ask questions during the live event; journalists interested in participating must email webcast@nsf.gov to obtain the necessary passwords. |
*** ALL MATERIAL SHARED AND PRESENTED WILL BE EMBARGOED UNTIL DEC. 16 at 1 p.m.***
Journalists are encouraged to submit questions in advance to webcast@nsf.gov or during the webcast via phone or email.
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Media Contacts
Lisa-Joy Zgorski, NSF, (703) 292-8311, email: lisajoy@nsf.gov
Related Websites
David Charbonneau, NSF's 2009 Alan T. Waterman Awardee: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114304&org=NSF&from=news
David Charbonneau: DISCOVER Magazine's Scientist of the Year: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/dec/scientist/?searchterm=charbonneau
NSF and NSB Pay Tribute To Top American Scientists, including link to Charbonneau interview: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114819&org=NSF
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