On Friday, April 18, Faber will treat a Santa Cruz audience to some of those results in a public lecture.
Admission is free.
Faber has been involved in building, testing, and observing with the Hubble Space Telescope since the project's inception. She is a team member for the telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera, one of Hubble's most frequently used and important observing instruments. During her lecture, Faber will draw from her extensive collection of Hubble images to paint a vivid picture of how the telescope has helped to revolutionize astronomy since its repair in 1993. She is now University Professor of astronomy and astrophysics, a position that signifies eminent research and teaching accomplishments. She also is a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.