David M. Meyer

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Northwestern University

Dr. David M. Meyer is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University, where he is also Director of the Dearborn Observatory and Co-Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics. He earned his B.S. in Astrophysics from the University of Wisconsin, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles. He continued his studies as a Robert R. McCormick Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago's Enrico Fermi Institute before joining the Northwestern faculty.

Professor Meyer's research focuses on the spectroscopic study of interstellar and extragalactic gas clouds—work carried out over the past 15 years with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope. Along with his collaborators, Professor Meyer has conducted 20 research projects with Hubble, resulting in 25 peer-reviewed publications. He has also served five times on the committee that annually selects the most deserving proposals for Hubble observing time.

During his career at Northwestern, Professor Meyer has specialized in designing and teaching introductory undergraduate courses in astronomy, cosmology, and astrobiology for non-science majors. His many teaching awards include the Charles Deering McCormick Professorship of Teaching Excellence, Northwestern's highest teaching honor. Beyond campus, Professor Meyer has delivered popular talks on Hubble to young and old in settings as far-flung as a transatlantic crossing.

Save Up To $160	Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe Professor David M. Meyer Marvel at a carefully selected sampling of the Hubble Space Telescope's landmark images in Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe. This visual feast of a course features many of the greatest discoveries in astronomy during the last two decades. Your guide is award-winning Professor David M. Meyer, whose 12 lectures use breathtaking imagery to reveal the fundamental concepts and recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the cosmos. His course is a dazzling voyage of discovery that will delight your eyes, feed your imagination, and spark your curiosity about the universe.

	Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe & Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe (Set) Professor David M. Meyer Travel to the farthest reaches of the known universe with this richly illustrated two-course set delivered by two award-winning professors. Marvel at a carefully selected sampling of the Hubble Space Telescope's landmark images in Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe. Then, gain a wealth of insights into the origin, evolution, and composition of our universe with the 36 lectures of Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe.

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	The Stargazer's Toolkit (Set) Professor David M. Meyer Get an unparalleled view of the sky above your head as well as deep space with this visually rich four-course set. Our Night Sky shows you how to view cosmic marvels equipped only with your own eyes, binoculars, and a small telescope. Get a visually stunning tour of the sky's most dazzling displays, most of which you can see without binoculars, in Skywatching: Seeing and Understanding Cosmic Wonders. In Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe, partake in a visual feast of landmark images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, and, in turn, learn the fundamental concepts and recent breakthroughs it has revealed in our understanding of the cosmos. And in My Favorite Universe, take an intellectually engaging journey through the cosmos and all its history, from before the big bang to the most likely ways in which Earth, and perhaps the entire universe, might end.

	The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries & Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe (Set) Professor David M. Meyer Explore the wonders and unanswered questions of the known and unknown universe and view spectacular images of cosmic phenomena taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. In The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries, uncover some of the next avenues of exploration for today’s chemists, physicists, biologists, and astronomers. And in Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe, partake in a visual feast of landmark images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, and, in turn, learn the fundamental concepts and recent breakthroughs it has revealed in our understanding of the cosmos.

	Skywatching: Seeing and Understanding Cosmic Wonders & Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe (Set) Professor David M. Meyer Get an unparalleled view of the sky above your head as well as deep space with this visually rich set. In Skywatching: Seeing and Understanding Cosmic Wonders, get a stunning tour of the sky's most dazzling displays, most of which you can see without binoculars. And in Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe, partake in a visual feast of landmark images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, and, in turn, learn the fundamental concepts and recent breakthroughs it has revealed in our understanding of the cosmos.

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