Van Allen Day

October 9, 2004

Van Allen Hall
Department of Physics & Astronomy
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1479

On Saturday, October 9, 2004, The University of Iowa and the UI Alumni Association hosted a celebration to honor Prof. James Van Allen and his many accomplishments, and in recognition of his 90th birthday. Activities included an invited lecture series, a public lecture followed by a cake & punch reception, and an evening banquet.

Public Lecture
"James Van Allen: From Explorer 1 to The Edge of Interstellar Space"
Speaker: Edward C. Stone*
Oct. 9, 2004, 4:00 p.m., Macbride Auditorium, U. of Iowa campus
* Prof. Stone is a David Morrisroe Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1991-2001).

Group photo from Van Allen Day may be ordered from U. of Iowa Photo Service (tel: 319/335-2561)
Identification key for large group photo: (PDF format)

Van Allen Day Schedule of Events
List of Registered Participants
Photos

Summaries and Lectures:

"James Van Allen, From High School to the Beginning of the Space Era: A Biographical Sketch"
by George Ludwig, prepared for Van Allen's 90th birthday celebration, University of Iowa, 9 October 2004
(PDF format)
"The First Explorer Satellites"
by George Ludwig, prepared for Van Allen's 90th birthday celebration, University of Iowa, 9 October 2004
(Text in PDF format) (Images)
"Discovery of the Van Allen Radiation Belts"
by Carl McIlwain, prepared for Van Allen's 90th birthday celebration, University of Iowa, 9 October 2004
(Text in PDF format) (Images Part 1 - 10M file) (Images Part 2 - 4.5M file) (Images Part 3 - 9.3M file)
"Jupiter's Radiation Belt and Pioneer 10 and 11"
by Michelle Thomsen, prepared for Van Allen's 90th birthday celebration, University of Iowa, 9 October 2004
(Images - 5.5M file in PDF format)
"Planetary Magnetospheres: Van Allen Radiation Belts of the Solar System Planets"
by Stamatios M. Krimigis, prepared for Van Allen's 90th birthday celebration, University of Iowa, 9 October 2004
(Images - 14M file in PDF format)

Videos of the Van Allen Day lectures were recorded by U. of Iowa Video Center and U. of Iowa TV, which then broadcast the recorded lectures during the months of November and December. Occasional replays of the lectures continue to be broadcast on UITV available through the local cable network.

Organizing committee: Dan Baker, Don Gurnett, George Ludwig, Frank McDonald, Carl McIlwain, Norman Ness, Ed Smith, Michelle Thomsen.
Local organizers: Tom Boggess, Don Gurnett, Craig Kletzing, Kathy Kurth, Aaron Votroubek, Susan Griffith/UIAA, Jane Kirsch/UIAA.
Local assistants: Jon Boller, Aaron Breneman, Larry Detweiler, Mike Fountain, George Hospodarsky, Jean Hospodarsky, Bill Kurth, Meesha Legg, Dale Stille.

If questions, contact Kathy Kurth or Don Gurnett.

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