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View other Special Events............................................... International Year of Physics: String Theory What Holds the Universe Toge ther? It has the potential to pr ovide a unified description of all of the forces of nature. Professor Ka chru will describe how string theory may modify our most basic notions o f physics at both subatomic and cosmological distances. LOCATION CHANGE: Chuck Taylor Grove* Shamit Kachru Associate Professor of Physics Shamit Kachru has been an Associate Professor of Physics at Stanford and SLAC since 1999. He does research on string theory, a promising candidat e for a unified theory of gravity and quantum mechanics. He received his AB degree from Harvard and his PhD from Princeton. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty, he held appointments as a Junior Fellow in the Ha rvard Society of Fellows and an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley. He h as received the Department of Energy Outstanding Junior Investigator Awa rd, the Alfred P Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a David and Lucile Pa ckard Foundation Fellowship for Science and Engineering. His work has re cently been focused on the interface between string theory and cosmology , including proposals for models of dark energy and inflation in string theory. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miracle year" when he published a series of scientific papers that revolutionized our understanding of space, time and the atom. To commemorate this, the Uni ted Nations has declared 2005 the International Year of Physics. This su mmer, Stanford Continuing Studies, the Stanford Alumni Association and t he Office of Science Outreach will host four informal evening talks on p hysics by Stanford faculty members. Introductions will be made by some o f Stanford's most eminent scientists. Host for both the July and August events will be Arthur Bienenstock, Vice Provost and Dean of Research and Graduate Policy. For the September lecture, the host will be Martin Fej er, Professor and Chair of the Applied Physics Department. You are invited to come to the Chuck Taylor Grove*, and join us in this b eautiful outdoor area for an informal half hour talk on physicswhich, w e promise, will be delivered in lay termsfollowed by Q&A. Admission is free, on a first come, first served basis for up to 100 people.
Cosmology from the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation *LOCATION CHANGE: Chuck Taylor Grove, located behind the track and tennis courts near the intersection of Campus Drive and Galvez. Parking in the evenings is free and is available in the parking lot by the stadium and sunken diamond on the left side of Galvez.
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