Sylvester Gates is on the verge of discovering new forms of energy, information about the universe
| WHAT: | Discussion about the necessity for diversity in the field of science. | |
| WHO: |
 Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr., professor at the University of Maryland and member of President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. |
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| WHEN: | Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. | |
| WHERE: | In the Assembly Room at Winants Hall, 7 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. | |
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BACKGROUND: |
In a PBS interview, Gates compares the role of a theoretical physicist to a composer of music in a world with no sound. “I have a set of scores, they are the equations that I write,” said Gates. “So imagine that you are a deaf person who only reads music. What is it that you imagine when you read a score? That’s what being a theoretical physicist is like.” Gates, and the physics community at large, are on the cusp of gaining new insights about the universe as never before. It is possible that large particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, will determine if the abstract particles that Gates and other physicists theorize about are real forms of energy. There will be a question-and-answer session and light refreshments immediately following the discussion. Parking is available in Old Queens Parking Lot. The discussion is sponsored by the Office of the President, Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and the President’s Council on Institutional Diversity and Equity. |
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