Panel: 2002 Nobel Prizes
Wednesday, 06 Nov 2002 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Each year, the Nobel Prizes recognize terrific intellectual and social achievements. In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Economics are recognized. Many people are curious about the prize winning work and are eager to know more than is often provided in the brief accounts in newspapers and the mass media. In this event, ISU faculty members will present a series of short talks that describe the prize-winning works: Prof. Jo Anne Powell-Coffman; Profs. Kerry Whisnant and Steve Kawaler; Profs. Amy Andreotti and R. S. Houk; Prof. Wallace Huffman; Dr. Barbara Pleasants; and Prof. James McCormick. The talks will be followed by a question and answer session and panel discussion. Steve Kawaler, professor of Physics and Astronomy, will moderate.
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
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