Theoretical Physicist
Lisa Randall to Speak at Convocation
posted 3/10/07
 ADRIAN,
Mich. – Lisa Randall, a leading theoretical physicist
and professor at Harvard University, is scheduled to
speak on Wednesday, March 14, at 12:15 p.m. in Dawson
Auditorium.
Randall studies
particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University,
where she is a professor of theoretical physics. Her
research concerns elementary particles and fundamental
forces, and has involved the study of a wide variety
of models, the most recent involving extra dimensions
of space. Randall’s book entitled Warped Passages:
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions,
was included in the New York Times' 100 notable books
of 2005.
Randall earned her PhD from Harvard
University and held professorships at MIT and Princeton
University before returning to Harvard in 2001. In autumn,
2004, she was the most cited theoretical physicist of
the previous five years. In 2006, she received the Klopsted
Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers
(AAPT). Randall was featured in Seed Magazine's “2005
Year in Science Icons ” and in Newsweek 's “Who's
Next in 2006”.
Dawson Auditorium is located off of
Charles Street on the Adrian College campus. This event
is free and open to the public.
Available
in Adrian College Bookstore:
March 14th Convocation
Speaker
Warped Passages, Author Lisa
Randall $15.95
 The
universe has many secrets. It may hide additional
dimensions of space other then the familiar three
we recognize. There might even be another universe
adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable...for
now.
Warped Passages is a brilliantly readable
and altogether exhilarating journey that tracks the
arc of discovery from early twentieth-century physic
to the razor's edge of modern scientific theory. One
of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Lisa
Randall provides astonishing scientific possibilities
that, until recently, were restricted to the realm
of science fiction. Unraveling the twisted threads
of the most current debates on relativity, quantum
mechanics, and gravity, she explores some of the most
fundamental questions posed by Nature-taking us into
the warped, hidden dimensions underpinning the universe
we live in, demystifying the science of the myriad
worlds that may exist just beyond our own.
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College Bookstore today!
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