HESBURGH LECTURE SERIES 2013 Program - Alumni Association ...
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Mitchell R. Wayne, Ph.D.<br />
Chair, Department of Physics<br />
Biography<br />
Mitchell Wayne is the chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Notre Dame.<br />
Previously, he served as the associate dean of the College of Science, and director of<br />
Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Physics. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from<br />
the University of California, and is the recipient of the Kaneb Teaching Award and the Shilts-<br />
Leonard Teaching Award. Wayne is particularly interested in searches for physics beyond the<br />
“standard model.”<br />
Lectures<br />
Categories<br />
Notre Dame, Science<br />
Einstein: How One Mild-mannered Physicist Changed the Way We<br />
Understand Our World<br />
About one hundred years ago, Albert Einstein, armed with nothing more than paper, pencil, and his intellect, radically changed<br />
our view of the universe. This lecture attempts to explain a few of his more significant discoveries, how they changed our<br />
understanding of the laws of nature and their relevance to today’s world. While the focus will be on Einstein’s science, the<br />
presentation will include some discussion of Einstein in the person.<br />
What Are We Made of? The Search for the Fundamental Structure of Matter<br />
Since the time of the early Greeks, mankind has sought to understand the basic structure of the world around us. This lecture<br />
focuses on the developments over the last 100 years, from experiments of Lord Rutherford that discovered the nucleus, to today’s<br />
huge detectors operating at laboratories around the world. Particular attention will be given to the contributions made by Notre<br />
Dame physicists.<br />
The Hesburgh Lecture Series, <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Program</strong> 101