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Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Science and Medicine Series Classroom 129 Professor Peter Fedders Coordinator: Jack Holtzman Elements of Modern Physics This series of four lectures will be a nonmathematical presentation of ideas in modern physics that stress the history, basic physical concepts, philosophy, and current areas of investigation. Where possible, analogies will be used to explain the science. This presentation will be aimed at the level of the intelligent layperson. January 15 Special and General Relativity. Special relativity deals with particles traveling near the speed of light, while general relativity deals with matter and light in intense gravitational fields such as in proximity to black holes. Both of these extremes mix space and time into what is now referred to as “spacetime.” February 12 Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Mechanics unites both the particle-like and wave-like properties of all matter, including light. It has led to an understanding of atoms, molecules, chemistry, modern electronics, molecular biology, and virtually all phenomena at the submicroscopic level. February 26 Particle Physics. Particle (high energy) physics seeks to describe nature and to unify all matter in terms of a few fundamental entities. Entities such as quarks, gluons, strings, the Higgs, and other exotic-sounding names will be discussed. March 12 Cosmology. Probably the part of physics (or even science) most enticing to the public today is cosmology, or the study of the universe. Topics including dark energy, dark matter, the beginning of the universe, and its ultimate end will be presented. Peter Fedders is professor emeritus of physics at Washington University in St. Louis and was a consultant on fusion at Laurence Livermore National Laboratory. He also consulted on clean energy at the University of Hawaii. He is currently a docent at the Museum of Natural History in Balboa Park and for decades has been interested in and followed the evolution of man and the nature of the universe. 12
Distinguished Lecture Series Classroom 129 January 29 Rolly Crump Learning from Walt Rolly Crump will enlighten and entertain with an “insider’s” slide presentation, opening a window to the legendary Walt Disney design process. He will recount his early education, the process by which he became a designer for Disney, and some of the lessons he received from Walt Disney himself. This lecture is a chance to see behind the scenes of “the Magic Kingdom,” and to understand the philosophies that created “The Happiest Place on Earth.” Rolly Crump was hired by Walt Disney Studios to work in animation in 1952. He helped to create scores of films, including Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty. In 1959 he did design and sculpting for the Tiki Room and the Haunted Mansion, and was the supervising art director and designer for “It’s a Small World” at Disneyland. Crump has also done design work for Busch Gardens, Welch Foods, and Westfield Shopping Plazas. He now grows avocados and flowers Coordinator: Lyle Kalish March 5 Professor Susan Narucki Tuesday 10:00 a.m. “We Were Here Yesterday”—The Search for Nora Lear “Lear on the Second Floor” is a contemporary opera based on Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” Professor Narucki will discuss the challenges of portraying Nora Lear, a brilliant scientist whose complex relationship to her three daughters is exacerbated as she is afflicted by the early onset of dementia. Professor Narucki will also discuss the singer’s process and offer insights into the miraculous and cathartic act of performance. Grammy Award winning soprano Susan Narucki has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Netherlands Opera, on the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall with conductors such as Boulez, Levine, Salonen, and Tilson Thomas. A dedicated advocate of the music of our time, Professor Narucki has given over one hundred world premieres. In March 2013, she sings the role of Nora Lear in Anthony Davis’ “Lear on the Second Floor” and in May 2013, presents Cuatro Corridos, a chamber opera about human trafficking across the U.S. Mexican border. Professor Narucki serves as professor and associate chair of the Department of Music at UC San Diego. Coordinator: Joel Dimsdale 13
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