Moray’s Astronomy Club

George Fraser Memorial Lecture- Free Public Event

Friday, 3 September 2021 7:30PM
The Fourth George Fraser Memorial Lecture
In 2015 SIGMA, in association with Morayvia, held its first memorial lecture in honour of Prof. George Fraser (22 July 1955 – 18 March 2014). Born and brought up in Burghead, George was Professor of Detector Physics and Director of the Space Research Centre of the University of Leicester. Though his work was recognised internationally, his achievements are virtually unknown locally.
Preparing for Space Settlements Using Microbes
Prof. Charles Cockell – University of Edinburgh
Introduction by Prof. Martin Barstow
As we explore and settle space, we will take microbes with us. On Earth, we use them to make yogurt, drugs and to mine metals. In space we might use them to do similar things. I will talk about how microbes can help us in space and our experiments on the International Space Station in which we demonstrated how to use microbes to extract rare earth elements (used in high technology including your mobile phone) from rocks in the process of biomining. As we head out into the stars, microbes will come with us as our allies.
This is a free event is in association with The Orkney International Science Festival via  YouTube

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