* 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 conferenceonsored 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