The physics of everyday things
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheFrom the moment we wake up until we go to sleep at days’ end, we employ the most amazing science, whether using a toaster to make breakfast or checking a smart phone for the day’s weather report. Yet most of us don’t understand the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. This humorous lecture will illuminate the scientific principles we take for granted and shows us how the ordinary is also quite exciting.
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PhD James KAKALIOS
Taylor Distinguished Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, MN
| 1979 | B.S., summa cum laude, City College of New York |
| 1982 | M.S. in Physics, The University of Chicago |
| 1985 | PhD in Physics, The University of Chicago |
| 1985-1988 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Xerox-Palo Alto Research Center |
| 1988-1993 | Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota |
| 1993-2001 | Associate Professor, University of Minnesota |
| since 2001 | Professor, University of Minnesota |
