* Judith Young *

INVITED TALKS:

  • 1. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," invited talk at AAS Meeting, Boston, MA, January 1983.
  • 2. "Molecular Clouds in External Galaxies," invited talk at IAU Symposium No. 106, The Milky Way, Groningen, Netherlands, June 1983.
  • 3. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," invited talk at Amateur Astronomers' Conjunction, Northfield, MA, August 1984.
  • 4. "Molecular Clouds and the Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies," invited review talk at IAU Sumposium No. 115, Star Forming Regions, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1985.
  • 5. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," invited talk at APS Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 1986.
  • 6. "The Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies", panel discussion leader at NATO Advanced Study Institute on Galactic and Extragalactic Star Formation, Whistler, BC, June 1987.
  • 7. "Women and the Natural Sciences: Problems and Solutions," invited talk at conference sponsored by Barnard Center for Research on Women, New York City, Nov. 1987.
  • 8. "Molecular Clouds in Nearby Galaxies," invited review at meeting on Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Clouds, Zermatt, Switzerland, Sept. 1988.
  • 9. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies," invited review at conference Windows in Galaxies, Erice, Italy, May 1989.
  • 10. "The Molecular Content of Galaxies," invited review at conference The ISM in Galaxies, Tetons, Wyoming, July 1989.
  • 11. "Retention and Recruitment of Women in Physics," Washington, D.C., Nov. 1990.
  • 12. "Gas and Star Formation Within and Among Galaxies," invited talk at ESO/EIPC Conference Star Forming Galaxies and Their Interstellar Medium, Elba, Italy, June 1992.
  • 13. "Cool Phases of the ISM Along the Hubble Sequence," invited review at the Third Wyoming Conference on The Evolution of Galaxies, Tetons, July 1992.
  • 14. "Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Isolated and Interacting Galaxies," invited review at IAU Symp. No. 186 Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift, Kyoto, Japan, Aug. 1997.
  • 15. "Bringing the Sky to Earth," invited talk for area amateur astronomers, at Arunah Hill Days, Cummington, Mass., Aug. 1998.
  • 16. "The U.Mass. Sunwheel", invited talk at North American Sundial Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT, Oct. 1999.
  • 17. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," invited review at the Guanajuato, Mexico conference "Mapping the Hidden Universe", Feb. 2000.
  • 18. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies in the Local Universe, and the Implications for High Redshift", invited talk at the U.Mass./INAOE Conference on "Deep Millimeter Surveys", June 2000.
  • 19. "Sunwheels for the 21st Century," invited talk at Amateur Astronomers' Conjunction, Northfield, MA, July 2001.
  • 20. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies", invited talk at the 2001 Guillermo Haro Conference "Disks of Galaxies: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Perturbations" in Puebla, Mexico, November 2001.
  • 21. "Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Galaxies," invited talk at the Symposium "Galaxies: Mind over Matter", A Celebratory Symposium for Vera Rubin, Washington, D.C., January 2002.
  • 22. "Stone Circles Old and New: Sunwheels for the 21st Century," invited talk at the U.S. Dept. of Energy 2002 National Science Bowl, Washington, D.C., May 2002.
  • 23. "Moon Teachings for the Masses at the U.Mass. Sunwheel and Around the World," Invited Education Press Conference, 205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, San Diego, CA, Jan. 2005.
  • 24. "The Major Lunar Standstill at Calendar Sites Around the World," invited keynote address at annual meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation Meeting, Nov. 2006.

    TALKS AND SEMINARS (** = Public Talk):

  • 1. "Isotopic Composition of Cosmic Rays," University of Massachusetts, March 1979.
  • 2. "Masses of the Heavy Nuclei in the Cosmic Radiation," APS Meeting, April 1979.
  • 3. "Isotopic Composition of Heavy Cosmic Ray Nuclei," XVIth International Cosmic Ray Conference, Kyoto, Japan, August 1979.
  • 4. "Isotopes of the Cosmic Radiation," Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, March 1980.
  • 5. "CO Observations of Molecular Clouds in our Galaxy," University of New Hampshire, May 1980.
  • 6. "Physical Properties of the Dark Cloud B5," Bell Labs., May 1980.
  • 7. "Physical Properties of the Dark Cloud B5," AAS Meeting, University of Maryland, June 1980.
  • 8. "CO in Spiral Galaxies," University of Massachusetts, March 1981.
  • 9. "Molecular Gas in External Galaxies," Smith College, March 1981.
  • 10. "Molecular Gas in External Galaxies," Mt. Holyoke College, April 1981.
  • 11. "CO Rotation Curves and Molecular Masses in Two Scd Galaxies," Neighborhood Galaxy Meeting, Harvard University, May 1981.
  • 12. "Exponential Mass Distributions in IC 342 and NGC 6946," Aspen Center for Physics, June 1981.
  • 13. "Evidence for Coupling of Rotation and Magneic Fields in the Dark Cloud B5," Aspen Center for Physics, June 1981.
  • 14. "Observations of CO in IC 342 and NGC 6946," AAS Meeting, University of Calgary, June 1981.
  • **15. "Milky Way and Other Galaxies," Maria Mitchell Observatory, July 1981.
  • 16. "Molecular Gas in External Galaxies," Yale University, October 1981.
  • 17. "CO Mapping of IC 342 and NGC 6946," Extragalactic Molecules Workshop, NRAO, Greenbank, WV, November 1981.
  • 18. "Molecular Gas in Sprial Galaxies," University of Vermont, Burlington, November 1981.
  • 19. "The Correlation of CO and Blue Luminosities in Sc Galaxies," University of Hawaii, Honolulu, March l981.
  • 20. "Molecular Gas in Spiral Galaxies," HI in Galaxies Workshop in Greenbank, WV, April 1982.
  • 21. "Molecular Gas in External Galaxies," University of Colorado, Boulder, April 1982.
  • 22. "Molecular Gas in External Galaxies," University of Illinois, Urbana, April 1982.
  • 23. "Molecular Rings in Sb Galaxies," contribution at Symposium on the Structure and Dynamics of the Milky Way, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 1982.
  • 24. "Molecular Gas in Spiral Galaxies," Dartmouth College, May 1982.
  • 25. "The Dependence of CO Emission on Luminosity and the Star Formation Rate in Sc Galaxies," AAS Meeting, Troy, N.Y., June 1982.
  • **26. "Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies," Maria Mitchell Observatory, July 1982.
  • 27. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," Symposium on Southern Galactic Surveys, Leiden, Holland, August 1982.
  • 28. "The Dependence of CO Emission on Luminosity and the Star Formation Rate in Sc Galaxies," contribution at IAU Symp. No. 100, Internal Kinematics Dynamics of Galaxies, Besancon France, August 1982.
  • 29. "CO in Spiral Galaxies," Columbia University, Sept. 1982.
  • 30. "Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies," IBM, Sept. 1982.
  • 31. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," Mt. Holyoke College, Sept. 1982.
  • 32. "Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies," University of Mass., Nov. 1982.
  • 33. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," invited talk at AAS Meeting, Boston, MA, January 1983.
  • 34. "Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies," University of California at Berkeley, February, 1983.
  • 35. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," Franklin and Marshall College, April 1983.
  • **36. "The Milky Way and Spiral Galaxies," Franklin and Marshall College, April 1983.
  • 37. "Molecular Clouds in External Galaxies," invited talk at IAU Symposium No. 106, The Milky Way, Groningen, Netherlands, June 1983.
  • 38. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," University of Oklahoma, March 1984.
  • 39. Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," NRAO, March 1984.
  • 40. "Molecular Clouds in External Galaxies," University of Florida, March 1984.
  • 41. 13CO Emission in the Nuclei and Disks of Spiral Galaxies," AAS Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 1984.
  • **42. "Star Formation in the Milky Way and Spiral Galaxies," Maria Mitchell Observatory, August 1984.
  • 43. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," invited talk at Amateur Astronomers' Conjunction, Northfield, MA, August 1984.
  • 44. "Molecular Clouds in Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies," contribution at ESO Workshop on the Virgo cluster of galaxies, September 1984.
  • 45. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," University of Minnesota, November 1984.
  • 46. "CO Emission from M82 and IRAS Galaxies," University of Minnesota, November 1984.
  • 47. "Star Formation," Westfield State College, December 1984.
  • 48. "CO Emission from IRAS Galaxies," AAS Meeting, Tucson, AZ, January 1985.
  • 49. "CO Maps of IR Bright Galaxies," AAS Meeting, Charlottesville, VA, June 1985.
  • 50. "Molecular Clouds in IR Bright Galaxies," IPAC/JPL, August 1985.
  • 51. "Molecular Clouds and the Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies," invited review talk at IAU Sumposium No. 115, Star Forming Regions, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 1985.
  • **52. "The Evolution of Galaxies," Boston Museum of Science, March 1986.
  • 53. "Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies," invited talk at APS Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 1986.
  • 54. "Molecular Clouds in Nearby Spiral Galaxies and the Efficiency of Star Formation," Caltech conference on Star Formation in Galaxies, June 1986.
  • 55. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies", RPI, January 1987.
  • 56. "CO Observations of Isolated and Interacting Galaxies", AAS Meeting, Pasadena, CA, January 1987.
  • **57. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies", G.E., February 1987.
  • 58. "Women in Science" Panel Discussion at Vassar College, Feb. 1987.
  • 59. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies", Cornell Univ., March 1987.
  • 60. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies," Herzberg Inst. for Astrophysics, April 1987.
  • 61. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies as a Function of Luminosity," NATO ASI on Galactic and Extragalactic Star Formation, Whistler, B.C., June 1987.
  • 62. "The Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies", panel discussion leader at NATO Advanced Study Institute on Galactic and Extragalactic Star Formation, Whistler, BC, June 1987.
  • **63. "Star Formation," Maria Mitchell Observatory, Aug. 1987.
  • 64. "Molecular Content of Galaxies as a Function of Luminosity," review talk at FCRAO meeting on Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way and External Galaxies, November 1987.
  • 65. "Women and the Natural Sciences: Problems and Solutions," invited talk at conference
  • onsored by Barnard Center for Research on Women, New York City, Nov. 1987.
  • 66. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," Harvard Center for Astrophysics, January 1988.
  • 67. "Star Formation in Galaxies," Carleton College, April 1988.
  • 68. "Hidden HII Regions in IR Bright Galaxies," Mt. Wilson & Las Campanas Observatories, June 1988.
  • 69. "Hidden HII Regions in IR Bright Galaxies and the Origin of IR Emission in Galaxies," IPAC, June 1988.
  • 70. "Molecular Clouds in Nearby Spirals and the Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies," IAU Joint Discussion, Baltimore, Md., Aug. 1988.
  • 71. "Molecular Clouds in Nearby Galaxies," invited review at meeting on Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Clouds, Zermatt, Switzerland, Sept. 1988.
  • 72. "Hidden HII Regions in IR-Bright Galaxies," AAS meeting, Boston, MA, January 1989.
  • **73. "P is for Planet," Wildwood Elementary School, Feb. 1989.
  • 74. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies," invited review at conference Windows in Galaxies, Erice, Italy, May 1989.
  • 75. "The Molecular Content of Galaxies," invited review at conference The ISM in Galaxies, Tetons, Wyoming, July 1989.
  • 76. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," Goddard Space Flight Center, February 1990.
  • 77. "Retention and Recruitment of Women in Physics," Washington, D.C., Nov. 1990.
  • **78. "Stars and Planets," Wildwood Elementary School, March 1990.
  • 79. "The FCRAO Extragalactic CO Survey," IAU #146, The Dynamics of Galaxies and Molecular Cloud Distribution, Paris, June 1990.
  • 80. Panel Discussion on "Molecular Mass Determinations," IAU #146 The Dynamics of Galaxies and Molecular Cloud Distribution, Paris, June, 1990.
  • 81. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," Univ. of Hawaii, Jan. 1991.
  • 82. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies," Center for Astrophysics, Harvard Univ., May 1991.
  • 83. "Gas and Star Formation Within and Among Galaxies," invited talk at ESO/EIPC Conference Star Forming Galaxies and Their Interstellar Medium, Elba, Italy, June 1992.
  • 84. "Cool Phases of the ISM Along the Hubble Sequence," invited review at the Third Wyoming Conference on The Evolution of Galaxies, Tetons, July 1992.
  • **85. "Phases of the Moon," Blacktail Ranch, Montana, July 1992.
  • 86. "Galaxy Interactions in Our Time," Five College Astronomy Dept., Sept. 1992.
  • **87. "Phases of the Moon," Rowe Camp and Conference Center, Oct. 1992.
  • **88. "Phases of the Moon," Wildwood Elementary School, March 1993.
  • 89. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation Along the Hubble Sequence," S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, November 1993.
  • **90. "Eclipses of the Sun and Moon," Amherst Public Schools, April 1994.
  • **91. "Galaxies," Amherst Public Schools, April 1994.
  • **92. "Phases of the Moon," Amherst Public Schools, April 1994.
  • **93. "Light," Amherst Public Schools, March 1995.
  • **94. "Galaxies," Amherst Public Schools, April 1995.
  • **95. "Black Holes," Amherst Public Schools, April 1995.
  • **96. "Phases of the Moon," Amherst Public Schools, April 1995.
  • 97. "Trends in Molecular Gas and Star Formation Among Galaxies Along the Hubble Sequence," IAU #170 25 Years of MM-Wave Spectroscopy, Tucson, June 1995.
  • **98. "A Sunwheel for the Campus," Campus Physical Planning Committee, U.Mass., October, 1995.
  • **99. "Sunwheels in Our Communities," Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton, Mass., October 1995.
  • **100. "Comet Hyakutake," Amherst Regional Jr. High School, March 1996.
  • **101. "Galaxies," Marks Meadow Elementary School, May 1996.
  • 102. "Sunwheels for the 21st Century," Five College Astronomy Department, Sept. 1996.
  • **103. "Sunwheels as Calendars," Friends of the Jones Library Science Series, Nov. 1996.
  • 104. "Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Isolated and Interacting Galaxies," invited review at IAU Symp. No. 186 Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift, Kyoto, Japan, Aug. 1997.

    ** 10 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 1997 to 210 visitors

  • **105. "The U.Mass. Sunwheel," Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Feb. 1998.
  • **106. "Bringing the Sky to Earth," invited talk for area amateur astronomers, at Arunah Hill Days, Cummington, Mass., Aug. 1998.
  • **107. "Using the Sun for a Calendar," Blacktail Ranch Sunwheel, Wolf Creek, Montana, Sept. 1998.
  • 108. "New Trends Revealed in the Star Formation Efficiencies Among Galaxies," Univ. of Mass., Oct. 1998.

    ** 23 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 1998 to 398 visitors

  • **109. "A Sunwheel for the 21st Century," Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers' Association, Feb. 1999.
  • 110. "A Sunwheel for the Campus," Dept. of Physics and Astroomy, U.Mass., Feb. 1999.
  • **111. "Bringing the Sky to Earth," Hitchcock Center for the Environment, March 1999.
  • 112. "The Seasons, Calendars, and Measuring Time," H.S. Physics Teachers Alliance, May 1999.
  • **113. "Science Works," Hitchcock Center for the Environment, June 1999.
  • 114. "Sunwheels for the 21st Century", invited talk at North American Sundial Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT, Oct. 1999.
  • **115. "The Building of the U.Mass. Sunwheel," Family Day Presentation, Oct. 1999.
  • 116. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies," U.Mass. seminar, Nov. 1999.
  • **117. "Sunwheels for the 21st Century," Applewood Center, Amherst, Dec. 1999.

    ** 40 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 1999 to 941 visitors

  • 118. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," invited review at the Guanajuato, Mexico conference "Mapping the Hidden Universe", Feb. 2000.
  • 119. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies in the Local Universe, and the Implications for High Redshift", invited talk and the U.Mass./INAOE Conference on "Deep Millimeter Surveys", June 2000.
  • 120. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies", seminar @ U.Mass., June 2000.
  • 121. "Sun, Earth, and Sky", Hampshire Educational Collaborative, August 2000.

  • **122. "A Sunwheel for a Calendar," Wolf Creek, Montana, Autumnal Equinox, 2000.
  • **123. "The U.Mass. Sunwheel," Rotary Club, Amherst, Sept. 2000.
  • 124. "Solar Calendars and Stone Circles," Science Days, Univ. of Mass., Oct. 2000.
  • **125. "Astronomy -- Answering Your Questions", Dulcie Trowbridges's 6th grade class at Fort River School, November 2000.

    ** 38 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2000 to 746 visitors

  • 126. "Molecular Clouds in Galaxies in the Local Universe", LMTO Kickoff Meeting, Puebla, Mexico, Jan. 2001.
  • 127. "Four Seasons", STEMTEC Workshop for Teachers, March 2001.
  • **128. "A Sunwheel for the 21st Century," evening public talk at Chaco Canyon National Park, New Mexico, June 2001.
  • **129. "A Sunwheel for the 21st Century," invited talk at Amateur Astronomers' Conjunction, Northfield, MA, July 2001.
  • 130. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies", invited talk at the 2001 Guillermo Haro Conference "Disks of Galaxies: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Perturbations" in Puebla, Mexico, November 2001.

    ** 43 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2001 to 1,1119 visitors

  • 131. "Molecular Gas and Star Formation in Galaxies," invited talk at the Symposium "Galaxies: Mind over Matter", A Celebratory Symposium for Vera Rubin, Washington, D.C., January 2002.
  • **132. "Stone Circles Old and New: Sunwheels for the 21st Century," invited talk at the U.S. Dept. of Energy 2002 National Science Bowl, Washington, D.C., May 2002.

    ** 41 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2002 to 1,277 visitors

  • **133. "The UMass Sunwheel," invited talk to the University Women's Network, U.Mass. Amherst, Feb. 2003.
  • 134. "Equal Access to the Sciences for All Genders and Ethnicities (EASAGE) at U.Mass. Amherst," talk to Deans, Dept. Heads & Chairs in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, U.Mass., March 2003.

    ** 26 talks at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2003 to 422 visitors (a very wet year)

  • 135. "Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in Galaxies," University of Hawaii, Feb. 2004.
  • 136. "Sunwheels for the 21st Century," University of Hawaii, March 2004.
  • 137. "Sunwheels, Calendars, and Stone Circles," University of Mass., Sept. 2004.
  • **138. "The Sunwheel Project and Sunwheels Around the World," Applewood Center, Amherst, October 2004.

    ** 25 presentations at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2004 to 693 visitors

  • 139. "Moon Teachings for the Masses at the U.Mass. Sunwheel and Around the World," Invited Education Press Conference, 205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, San Diego, CA, Jan. 2005.
  • 140. "The Status of Women in Science in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at U.Mass.," presentation to College Advisory Council, April 2005.
  • **141. "Understanding the Major Lunar Standstill," Univ. of Mass., Oct. 2005.
  • **142. "Star Formation in Galaxies," Univ. of Mass., Oct. 2005.

    ** 30 presentations at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2005 to 944 visitors

  • 143. "Sunwheels, Stone Circles, and Calendars," Rowe Camp and Conference Center, Oct. 2006.
  • 144. "The Major Lunar Standstill at Calendar Sites Around the World," invited keynote address at annual meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation Meeting, Nov. 2006.

    ** 27 presentation at U.Mass. Sunwheel in 2006 to 822 visitors


    Last updated: December 2006
    by J.S. Young