Public talks

Take part in the Advanced Studies Gateway public talks. The talks are free and open to the general public, and they are designed for a general audience. Watch and listen as groundbreaking researchers and eminent scholars from around the world share stories and describe their work. Bring friends and family. Ask questions and take part in the discussion. Learn something new and be inspired to learn more. 

The public talks take place in 1300 FRIB Laboratory. 

For permit and metered parking information, visit the Parking page. 

Upcoming talks

15 October (5:30 p.m.): Dr. Charles Limb - Musical Creativity and the Brain

19 Ocrober (2:00 p.m.): Physics Girl, Dianna Cowern - The Collision of Science and Art

Past talks

28 September (10:30 a.m.): Stephanie Lyons - A Microscopic View of the Stars

16 August (5:30 p.m.): Evgenia Sendova - Fostering the Art of Scientific Discovery in Gifted Children

27 April (10:30 a.m.): Brad Sherrill - Amazing Things About the Periodic Table You Never Learned From Chemistry

30 March (10:30 a.m.): Witek Nazarewicz - Is There an End to the Periodic Table of Elements?

23 February (10:30 a.m.): Angela Wilson - The Transforming Power of the Periodic Table and How It Impacts Our Everyday Lives 

26 January (10:30 a.m.): Artemis Spyrou - Year of the Periodic Table: The synthesis of the elements in the stars and in the lab

10 December (8:00 p.m.): Noam Elkies (public talk for a general audience)

27 July (8 p.m.): John Preskill (Quantum computing and the entanglement frontier)