Steven Beckwith Director, Space Telescope Science Institute Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University Service
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Recent Speeches: Induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (PDF) Cambridge, Mass., 09 October, 2004 Acceptance of the Space Foundation Achievement Award Acceptance of the Space Foundation Achievement Award (with John Campbell), Space Foundation Annual meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 09 April 2001. Are We Alone (.gif), Icko Iben Public Lecture, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 04 October 2000. Are We Alone? (.rm) The Astronomer Part 1 (.mpg) The Astronomer Part 2 (.mpg) The 10th Anniversary of HST and the Space Program The 10th Anniversary of HST and the Space Program, HST 10th Anniversary Symposium, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 10 April 2000. The Future with NGST The Future with NGST after dinner talk given at conference on NGST, Hyannis, MA, 14 September 1999. Popular Talks: The Future of the Hubble Space Telescope The Future of the Hubble Space Telescope talk given at Goddard, Greenbelt, MD, 11 October 2005 Astrophysics and the Hubble Space Telescope (PDF) Seminar at the University of Florida, 09 September, 2004. The Future of Science with the Hubble Space Telescope (PPT) National Academy of Science, Washington, 22 June, 2004. Viewing the Universe through Distorted Lenses: Adaptive Optics in Astronomy 06 December 2003. Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe AIAA Space 2003, 23 September 2003. The HST-JWST Transition Plan to the Bachall Committee, 31 July 2003. The Hubble Space Telescope 40th Space Congress, 29 April 2003. The Beginning of Time: Looking Back with the Hubble Space Telescope Dublin, Ireland, 09 April 2003. The Hubble Space Telescope: Past, Present, and Future The Hubble Space Telescope: Past, Present, and Future talk given World Space Congress, Houston, TX., 10 October 2002. Circumstellar Disks and Planet Formation Circumstellar Disks and Planet Formation talk to the STScI summer students, Baltimore, MD, 26 June 2001. Modern Cosmology: the Accelerating Universe Modern Cosmology: the Accelerating Universe presentation to private group of medical doctors, Baltimore, MD, 05 April 2001. Are We Alone? Are We Alone, Icko Iben Public Lecture, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 04 October 2000. Die Entwicklung des Universums und der Menschheit Die Entwicklung des Universums und der Menschheit, invited lecture at the Hannover World Fair, Hannover, Germany, 11 July 2000. Detectors for Future Space Research Detectors for Future Space Research, after-dinner talk at STScI detector conference, Baltimore, MD, 27 June 2000. The Scientific Importance of WFC3 The Scientific Importance of WFC3, presentation to the Origins Subcommittee, Washington, DC, 13 June 2000. Star & Planet Formation with the Hubble Space Telescope (PPT) Star & Planet Formation with the Hubble Space Telescope, public lecture at 10th anniversary celebration of HST at Johnson Space Flight Center, Houston, TX, 25 April 2000. Astronomy in the Information Age (PPT) Astronomy in the Information Age talk given at the Maryland Space Business Consortium, Greenbelt, MD, 15 February 2000. Writing: The "Director's Perspective" Editorials from the Institute Newsletter. (All files are in PDF format.) September 2004 - Going to Plan B? June 2004 - Living Among The Stars March 2004 - Shock December 2003 - Judging Ourselves September 2003 - How Much Of A Good Thing Is Enough? August 2003 - Hubble May 2003 - Stars In Astronomy March 2003 - Tragedy February 2003 - The Shuttle August 2002 - Good Luck May 2002 - Good Times February 2002 - Small Differences September 2001 - Faith May 2001 - Big Problems, Big Time March 2001 - Old Data And New Discoveries March 2000 - Human Space Flight November 1999 - Private Profit Vs. Public Good August 1999 - Competition & Cooperation April 1999 - Luminosity December 1998 - Cheap Ops. September 1998 - First Impressions Recent Multimedia Interviews: Newspaper Interviews with Steven Beckwith. Television Interviews with Steven Beckwith. World Talk Radio interview hosted by Dr. David Lemberg.