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<h3>Knight Science Journalism at MIT Seminar</h3>
<h3><img src="http://web.mit.edu/knight-science/img/seminars/seminarSpeakers/rayjay.jpg" alt="Jayawardhara" class="floatleftimage" height="120" width="85">March 8<br>
</h3><p><strong>Strange new worlds</strong><br>
<a href="http://www.rayjay.net/">Ray Jayawardhana</a>,Professor and Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics, University of Toronto; author of <i>"Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life Beyond Our Solar System"</i></p><div>Ray Jayawardhana is a professor at the University of Toronto, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics. He uses many of the world’s largest telescopes to explore planetary origins and diversity, as well as the formation of stars and brown dwarfs. He is also an award-winning science writer, the author of Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life Beyond Our Solar System (Princeton University Press, 2011), a creator of innovative science outreach programs, a popular speaker, and a frequent commentator for the media.</div><p><strong>Please note: this seminar begins at 4:30pm in the Knight Science Journalism at MIT conference room, E19-623.</strong></p></body></html>