On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 the Yale Physics Department had its initial Nobel Prize in Physics Lecture. This lecture came out of an idea presented at a recent meeting of the Undergraduate Student Advisory Committee as a way to connect with the undergraduate community by having a talk at their level about the science behind the winners of Nobel Prize in Physics. This lecture will be held annually after the Nobel prize announcement. The lecture was presented by Douglas Stone of Applied Physics who was introduced by Wyatt Kremer, co-President of the Society of Physics Students.
Two of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger had presented talks at Yale Previously as part of the series of Hanan Rosenthal Memorial Lectures.
Dawson Thomas, co-president of the Yale Society of Physics Students commented, “In an effort to host more undergrad-accessible physics department events, DUS Sarah Demers hosted a guest lecture by professor Douglas Stone about the physics behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics. The event was attended by undergraduates, graduate students, and professors alike, fully filling the lecture hall.”
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sarah Demers commented, “It was nice to see so many people in the room and on zoom. We had a mix of students and faculty, and quite a few people from outside of physics and applied physics. I’m grateful to Doug Stone for putting the talk together on such short notice. He walked us through some fascinating history and subtle experiments. I was grateful that the department staff and SPS were able to pull this together so quickly after the prize was awarded!”
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