You are cordially invited to celebrate the career of Dr. M. Darby Dyar, Kennedy-Schelkunoff Professor of Astronomy at Mount Holyoke College. This will be a celebration of an incredible career of research, teaching, and mentoring, as well as the broad impact Darby has had on so many careers and lives. Our celebration will be held on April 12, 2025 at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA.

Please join us for a research symposium, “Contributions of Five College Alums to Planetary Science and Beyond: A Conference in Honor of the Retirement of Darby Dyar”

Saturday, April 12
9:30am-5:30pm
Dwight Hall, Room 101

The symposium is an in-person event and also is also accessible via Zoom.

Presentations by Professor Darby Dyar and a group of special guests:
Professor Tom Burbine, Professor Katie Lester, Professor Ben Boatwright, Erica Jawin '12, Lauren Leese '23, Laura Ross '19, Laura Breitenfeld '17, Laura Hunter '17, Mahmuda Afrin Badhan '11, Genesis Berlanga '11, Maggie McAdam '10, Catherine Walker '07, Lindsay Barbieri, Sam Bell, Elly Breves, Debra Buczkowski, Marco Carmosino, Rachel Klima, Jacqueline Knutson, Eli Sklute, Sydney Wallace, & Jason Young