[TSAW] Fwd: Fw: Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with WAAAAN! Sept 14 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Tue Sep 13 08:32:31 EDT 2022

Hi all,

I am forwarding an invitation to the Williams Asian and Asian American
Alumni Network event tomorrow night celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival. It
should be a lot of fun and will also be a great opportunity to meet alumni!
Feel free to share this with your friends as well. :) Remember that you
have to register for the event!

Warmly,
Jacob

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*Jacob M. Chen*
*Williams College Class of 2023.5*
*B.A. Major in Computer Science and Concentration in French*
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*From:* Williams Asian and Asian American Alumni Network <
ephwaaaan at gmail.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, September 8, 2022 15:00
*To:* ac.nyc at hotmail.com <ac.nyc at hotmail.com>
*Subject:* Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with WAAAAN! Sept 14 7pm
ET/ 4pm PT

Gather and connect in community!
[image: Gather and connect in community!]
[image: (Image of the moon taken with a Williams College telescope.)]
*Celebrate the 2nd Annual Virtual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with WAAAAN!* *A
Night of Learning and Moon Trivia*
*Wednesday, September 14, 2022* *7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT*

All are welcome - alums, students, families, and kids too!

Come gather with the Williams Asian & Asian American Alumni Network
(WAAAAN), Kevin Flaherty, Williams College Lecturer in Astronomy and
Observatory Supervisor, <https://t.e2ma.net/click/8engvf/orfrl5f/cu14os> and
*Muzhou Lu ‘13*, Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, for a second year in
a row in an evening of celebration and learning. Connect with friends near
and far, and reflect on the harmony and unity the moon represents.
*Learn about the brightest celestial object in our night sky and test your
moon knowledge in a Moon Trivia Contest to win the chance of receiving a
box of Mooncakes from Chinatown! (Honor code applies)*
*For more background on the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival:*

   - Read a short blurb about the story and traditions associated with the
   Mid-Autumn Moon Festival <https://t.e2ma.net/click/8engvf/orfrl5f/sm24os>
   - *Learn about the Mid-Autumn Festical beyond China and how other Asian
   countries celebrate <https://t.e2ma.net/click/8engvf/orfrl5f/8e34os>*
   - Here’s a recent NYT article about mooncakes, with recipes included
   <https://t.e2ma.net/click/8engvf/orfrl5f/o734os> - If you make mooncakes
   for the occasion, we’d love to see them during the Zoom!

We hope you can join us and share in the meaning of this important
celebration!
*Questions? *Contact the WAAAAN Steering Committee at ephwaaaan at gmail.com
<ephwaaaan at gmail.com?subject=Question%20about%20the%20Mid-Autumn%20Moon%20Festival%20Event>
.
Best Wishes,
*WAAAAN Steering Committee*
REGISTER AND CELEBRATE WITH US!
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/8engvf/orfrl5f/4z44os>

*Kevin Flaherty
* *Lecturer
in Astronomy and Observatory Supervisor*
*Williams College*
Dr. Kevin Flaherty studies the formation of planets by observing the
dynamics of the environments in which planets form. Using both space based
and ground based telescopes, he investigates the disks of gas and dust
around young stars. These environments are highly dynamic, displaying
structural changes over days and weeks, with high velocity material
constantly flowing and colliding throughout the disk. By measuring these
velocities during the earliest stages of the planet formation process, and
by studying the results of collisions after planets have formed, he hopes
to further our understanding of how planets like the Earth were created and
how they evolved. He joined the astronomy and physics departments at
Williams College in 2018, after spending time as a postdoctoral researcher
at Wesleyan University, and working in support of the James Webb Space
Telescope at the University of Arizona. His academic career began at the
University of Rochester, where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.S.
degree in Physics and Astronomy, and continued at the University of Arizona
where he received a Ph.D. in Astronomy.
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