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A Symposium Honoring Robert C. Richardson, April 12, 2008

Cornell University Provost Biddy Martin cordially invites you to attend a symposium honoring Robert C. Richardson, Floyd R. Newman Professor of Physics and Director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell. Morning talks take a look at the science of low temperature physics; afternoon panels review the roles of industrial labs and universities in the generation of knowledge and innovation.

Program

Friday, April 11, 2008

Out-of-town guests and Cornellians are invited to an informal reception and dinner on Friday. Registration for this meal event is now closed (effective 04.11.08).

• 6:30 pm Reception, Statler Hotel Ballroom, campus
• 7:30 pm Buffet Dinner, Statler Hotel Ballroom

Saturday, April 12, 2008

The symposium talks all take place in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall

• 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast, Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall
• 9:00 am Welcome, Carolyn A. Martin, Provost
  
• 9:10 am Low Temperature Physics, Then and Now
  Session Chair, Jeevak Parpia, Cornell University
  • William Halperin, Northwestern University
  • P. Chris Hammel, The Ohio State University
  • Michael L. Roukes, California Institute of Technology
  • John Saunders, Royal Holloway University of London
• 12:30 pm Lunch, Statler Hotel Ballroom
• 2:00 pm Role of Industrial Research in the 20th Century
  Session Chair, William Brinkman, Princeton University
  • David J. Bishop, Bell Labs
  • William F. Brinkman, Princeton University
  • David McQueeney, IBM Corporation
  • Sandip Tiwari, Cornell University
• 3:30 pm Refreshment, Foyer, Schwartz Auditorium
• 4:00 pm Role of University Research in the 21st Century
  Session Chair, Venky Narayanamurti, Harvard University
  • William Happer, Princeton University
  • Charlotte Kuh, National Research Council
  • Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Harvard University
  • Kathie Olsen, National Science Foundation
• Registration for the event in Biotech is now closed (04.11.08).
• 5:30 pm Reception, Biotechnology Building, Room G10, campus
  • Pre-dinner remarks, Don Randel, Mellon Foundation
• 6:30 pm Dinner, Biotechnology Building, Room G10
  • Post-dinner keynote, Douglas Osheroff, Stanford University

For More Information

While there is no registration fee for the symposium, we request that you let us know you plan to attend by sending an email message to Lesley Yorke at lab14@cornell. Seating for meals is now closed (04.11.08).