Berkeley Lecture: James Lemen

The final plenary lecture on Thursday afternoon was the recipient of the Lancelot M. Berkeley – New York Community Trust Prize for highly meritorious work in advancing the science of astronomy: James Lemen (Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab). After being feted by AAS President David Helfand (Quest University Canada), Lemen spoke on the study of solar activity using the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) aboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.