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AIAA Los Angeles Section Town Hall Meeting 12/6
(A hybrid event: In-person and online attendance)
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 11 AM PST (GMT -0800) (U.S. and Canada)
(Dec. 6) 3I/ATLAS and Interstellar Objects, with Prof. Avi Loeb
Presenter / Speaker:
Prof. Avi Loeb
Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L'Express and more)
(The speaker will present online.)
In-person attendance:
(To Be Announced)
Virtual location
You will receive a confirmation email with a URL.
Dec 06, 2025 11:00am PT - Dec 06, 2025 12:00pm PT
Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles Section.
Tentative Agenda: (All Time PST (GMT -0800)) (U.S. and Canada)
1030 Check-in, Networking
1100 Welcome / Presentation
1130 Q&A
1200 adjourn
3I/ATLAS and Interstellar Objects, with Prof. Avi Loeb
Please join the Los Angeles Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) to learn more from the subject matter expert, Prof. Avi Loeb of the Harvard University, about the fascinating hot issue of the mysterious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and the growing interests in the interstellar objects visiting the Solar System, and engage in the interactive Q&A. It’s also a great opportunity to discuss the potential implications for astronomy, astrophysics, aerospace industries, aeronautics and astronautics.
Prof. Abraham (Avi) Loeb
Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University, and
A bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly , Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L'Express and more).
Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L'Express and more). He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 (1980-1986), led the first international project supported by the Strategic Defense Initiative (1983-1988), and was subsequently a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (1988-1993). Loeb has written 9 books, including most recently, Extraterrestrial and Interstellar, as well as over a thousand scientific papers (with h-index of 133 and i10-index of 631) on a wide range of topics, including black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. Loeb is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation (2007-present) within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and also serves as the Head of the Galileo Project (2021-present). He had been the longest serving Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy (2011-2020) and the Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative (2016-2021). He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. Loeb is a former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House, a former chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies (2018-2021) and a current member of the Advisory Board for "Einstein: Visualize the Impossible" of the Hebrew University. He chaired the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative (2015-2024) and served as the Science Theory Director for all Initiatives of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. In 2012, TIME magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space and in 2020 Loeb was selected among the 14 most inspiring Israelis of the last decade. In 2024, Loeb was ranked number 3 in publication record and impact of research among all astronomers worldwide over the past 5 years by ScholarGPS. Loeb’s latest TED talk was among the top five most popular TED talks in 2024. Click here for Loeb's essays on innovation.
Personal website: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/
Commentaries: https://avi-loeb.medium.com/
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