Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Dr. Robert Thorne, professor of physics at Cornell University, is the Westminster College Woods Lecturer Thursday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall in Hoyt Science Resources Center.
Thorne will speak about "Collisions! From Mass Extinctions to the Assassination of JFK."
Thorne earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Manitoba and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, where he worked with Nobel laureate John Bardeen.
His research includes a broad range of interests, including the physics of novel one- and two-dimensional electronic materials, problems related to determining the structures of protein molecules and other large biological molecules, developing better ways for freezing sperm cells, and attempting to recover the test from the 2,000 year-old eroded limestone and marble tablets.
The Woods Memorial Lecture honors Dr. Robert M. Woods, professor of physics at Westminster College from 1947-1972. It is made possible by a gift from the Woods' family that has been supplemented over the years by gifts from friends and alumni.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Westminster College Physics Department at (724) 946-7200.
