Distinguished Lecture Series in Physics
The UW-L DLS series in Physics is co-sponsored by the UW-L Foundation, Inc., the Department of Physics, and the College of Science and Allied Health. The purpose of the series is each year to bring to La Crosse a physicist whose significant accomplishments and communication skills can inspire and enrich the careers of students, faculty, and the community in general. Lectures are open to the public. Previous lectures
2008 DLS Speaker:
Dr. Frank Wilczek
2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Adjunct Professor, Centro de Estudios Cientificos, Chile
Public Lecture
5 PM Monday, October 20, 2008
The Universe is a Strange Place
Over the course of the twentieth century we have constructed a very successful fundamental theory of the behavior of matter. Viewed from this perspective, the world looks very different from our everyday reality. It is a very strange place, and a beautiful one -- in particular, we've to understand that the building blocks of matter appear as notes in a Music of the Void. I'll describe this using a combination of facts, pictures, and jokes. Finally I'll discuss some recent discoveries indicating that the world is even stranger than we've understood so far, and how we're rising to the challenge.
Physics Colloquium
Open to the public!
10 AM Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The LHC Adventure
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is our civilization's answer to the Pyramids of Egypt, but much better, because it's a monument to human curiosity. I'll give a multimedia presentation introducing the what and why of LHC, including rap video, spectacular images, and some amazing ideas.
For a printable version of this year's DLS brochure, click here.
For a printable version of this year's DLS poster, click here.
For more information, contact :
Dr. Gubbi Sudhakaran, Chair
UW-L Department of Physics
(608) 785-8431
sudhakar.gubb@uwlax.edu