出版社：SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要：The 4th Frank N. Bash Symposium took place on October 9-11, 2011, in the central campus of the University of the Texas at Austin. The Symposium is held biannually in honor of former McDonald Observatory Director, Frank Bash. A total of fourteen review talks were presented by a first-class group of invited postdoctoral researchers. Their topics spanned all of modern astronomy, from the local universe to the very beginnings of space and time. Highlights were local researcher Sarah Tuttle’s presentation of the UT role in the Giant Magellan Telescope project, as well as the posters by graduate students and undergraduates from universities around Texas. During the speaker and poster sessions, social luncheons, dinners, and meetings, a vigorous spirit of scientific inquiry and community was fostered between the research visitors, the faculty and staff of UT, and the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors (which provides ongoing financial support for the Symposium). The Symposium was a great success, with 120 visitors from across Texas, the United States, and Europe. We demonstrated that it is truly possible to span the Universe in fifteen well-tuned talks when using engaging speakers selected from the ranks of enthusiastic young researchers.
