Smoot Group Education/Outreach/Visitor Page

Education Topics

• Formation of the Elements
• Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) the relic radiation from the big bang begining of the Universe.
• Antimatter in the Universe (Physics 24 Lecture by George Smoot 1999 Feb 25) and Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry in the Universe (Physics 24 Lecture by Andrwe Jaffe 1997 Feb 27)
• Active Galactic Nuclei There are some galaxies that have nuclei that outshine the whole rest of the galaxy by a large portion. They are thought to be powered by supermassive (millions or more solar mass) black holes.
• Popular Talk on cosmology and observing the early Universe given by George Smoot at the (January) 1997 Partners In Science Conference sponsored by Research Corporation , a foundation for the advancement of science. This is a conference for High School teachers and their mentors.
• Life in Quantum Fuzz , November 1998 FORBES ASAP article on the Arrow of Time by George Smoot.

Directions to LBNL

Employment & Research Positions

• Post-Doctoral Fellows (post-docs)
• Graduate Student Reseach Assistants (GSRAs)
• Undergraduate Student Reseach Assistants (RAs)
• Visiting Scholars

Software Projects for CS students.

Visas & Other Procedures

Glenda Fish usually handles the visa and formal procedures for visitors. Ocassionally, Jeanie Miller handles these issues.
Procedures for visiting scholars and employees.

Annual Reports

• 1997 Annual Report
• 1998 Annual Report
• 1999 Annual Report
• 2000 Annual Report
• 2001 Annual Report
• 2002 Annual Report

You may reach the group by the following routes:
telephone: 510-486-5237
fax: 510-486-7149
e-mail: via address of the form: last_name@cosmos.lbl.gov, e.g. SMOOT@cosmos.lbl.gov
mail: Astrophysics Group, MS 50-205, LBNL, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720