Frontiers of Physics

The University of Washington Department of Physics and College of Arts & Sciences are proud to present the Frontiers of Physics Public Lecture Series. Building on the Department's longtime commitment to public scholarship, the lecture series brings renowned scientists to UW to offer free lectures on exciting advances in physics with the goal of fostering an appreciation of science and technology in our community.

The Frontiers of Physics Lecture Series is made possible by generous contributions from donors and the spirited work of the organizing committee: Lynn Bahrych, Alvaro Chavarria, Kai-Mei Fu, David Kaplan, Lex Lindsey, Mike Miller, Armita Nourmohammad, Patrick O'Hara, Natalie Paquette, and Theo Schaad, with logistical support from the Physics Department and the College of Arts and Sciences. Thanks to them, this series is free and open to the public through online registration.

For more information on series sponsorship opportunities and the Department of Physics, please contact the Physics Front Office, physrecp@uw.edu or (206-543-3771).To make a gift in support of this series please visit our giving website.

Upcoming Events

The Surprising Expansion History of the Universe

Adam Riess (2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics), Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute
July 20, 2022 - 7:30pm
Kane Hall 130

Past Events

Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses: Dr. Donna Strickland (2018 Nobel Laureate in Physics), University of Waterloo - May 19, 2022
Gravity: the biggest open question in fundamental physics: Eric Adelberger, Blayne Heckel, & Jens Gundlach (2021 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Winners), University of Washington - October 20, 2021
A new Measure: the Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Metric System: William D. Phillips (1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics), National Institute of Standards and Technology & University of Maryland - May 18, 2021
The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics: Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology - October 9, 2019
What Really Happened 13.8 Billion Years Ago? : Dr. Paul Steinhardt - May 8, 2019
How to Find an Inhabited Exoplanet: Dr. David Charbonneau, Harvard - October 16, 2018
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: Lisa Randall, Harvard University - May 16, 2018
Optical Atomic Clocks: David Wineland, 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics - December 5, 2017
Quantum Computing and the Entanglement Frontier: John Preskill, Caltech - May 11, 2017
Gravitational Wave Astronomy, A New Way to Explore the Universe: Rainer Weiss, 2017 Nobel Laureate in Physics - October 25, 2016
The Frontier of Fundamental Physics: David Gross, 2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics - May 25, 2016

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