Kaczmarczik Lectures
The Kaczmarczik Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Physics, is a significant event on Drexel's campus. Numerous Nobel Laureates and renowned scientists have been invited in recent years to address the audience on topics ranging from mapping the universe to revolutions in fundamental physics.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 1 PM
The IceCube project at the geographic South Pole melted eighty-six holes over 1.5 miles deep in the Antarctic icecap to construct an enormous astronomical observatory. The experiment recently discovered a flux of neutrinos reaching us from the cosmos, with energies more than a thousand times those of neutrinos produced at accelerator laboratories. These cosmic neutrinos are astronomical messengers coming from some of the most violent processes in the universe and from the biggest explosions since the Big Bang. Recently it was discovered that some high-energy neutrinos—and cosmic rays—originate from sources powered by rotating supermassive black holes.
Francis Halzen, PhD, Hilldale and Gregory Breit Professor at UW–Madison, is the principal investigator of IceCube, the world’s largest neutrino detector and a scientist studying problems that span the particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology communities.
Lecture |
Date |
Speaker |
22nd |
November 2018 |
Francis Halzen, PhD
|
21st |
March 2017 |
Nergis Mavalvala, PhD
|
20th |
February 2016 |
S. Alan Stern, PhD
|
19th |
October 2014 |
Margaret Geller, PhD
|
18th |
April 2013 |
David Wineland, PhD |
17th |
March 2012 |
Brian Schmidt, PhD |
16th |
April 2011 |
Tejinder S. Virdee, PhD |
15th |
March 2010 |
David J. Gross, PhD |
14th |
March 2009 |
Geoffrey W. Marcy, PhD |
13th |
February 2008 |
William D. Phillips, PhD |
12th |
March 2007 |
John C. Mather, PhD |
11th |
November 2005 |
Frank Wilczek, PhD |
10th |
December 2004 |
Michael Turner, PhD |
9th |
November 2003 |
David Spergel, PhD |
8th |
November 2002 |
Sir Martin Rees |
7th |
November 2001 |
Jill Tarter, PhD |
6th |
December 2000 |
J. Anthony Tyson, PhD |
5th |
February 2000 |
Robert P. Kirscner, PhD |
4th |
October 1998 |
Clifford M. Will, PhD |
3rd |
October 1997
|
Vera C. Rubin, PhD |
2nd |
October 1996 |
Kip Thorne, PhD |
1st |
1995 |
Russell Hulse, PhD |
About the Kaczmarczik Lecture Series
Paul Kaczmarczik began his career as a Professor of Physics at Drexel University in 1953. A key player in building the Physics and Atmospheric Science Department, he made important contributions to teaching at Drexel University during his many years of service. Well-liked by both his colleagues and his students, Professor Kaczmarczik became Professor Emeritus in 1989. The Kaczmarczik Lecture Series was established in 1995 in honor of Professor Kaczmarczik. It brings outstanding scientists to Drexel to present lectures on topics at the cutting edge of physics research.