UC Riverside professor Barry Barish will be honored on April 30, 2024, on campus for receiving the National Medal of Science. Barish, a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at UCR, joined the university in 2018 and was awarded the highest recognition in the nation for scientists and engineers, the National Medal of Science, in October of 2023.
The public is invited to attend a free celebration where they can meet Barish and other UCR faculty members and students. The event includes two keynote speakers and presentations on the frontiers of physics at 1 p.m., featuring Art McDonald, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize, and Chang Kee Jung, winner of the American Physical Society’s 2022 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize.
Afterward, tours of the Physics building laboratories and student presentations are scheduled for 4 p.m., followed by a reception at 5 p.m. in the University Theater with food and light refreshments. Barish will deliver a presentation at 6 p.m. as part of the Science Lecture Series titled “Gravitational Waves: Unraveling the Mysteries of our Universe.” Guests can park for free but must register online to receive complimentary parking. For more information and to register, click here [Link Provided].
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