One of the world's leading physicists is coming to Sonoma State University.
Marvin L. Cohen will speak on "Einstein, Nanoscience, and Superconductivity" on Monday, October 27, at 4:00 p.m. in room 103, Darwin Hall. Coffee, cookies, and conversation will be available in the Darwin lobby at 3:30.
A past president of the American Physical Society, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and one of only 35 people to ever be awarded the prestigious title "University Professor" by the University of California system, Cohen is professor of physics at Berkeley and a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
A theoretical physicist, Cohen is renowned for predicting the properties of materials that have never been made, starting with the equations of quantum mechanics. Several of his predictions, such as a material that would be harder than diamond, have come true after experimentalists synthesized the new materials.
The free public lecture is part of a series, "What Physicists Do," presented by the SSU Department of Physics and Astronomy with financial support from private individuals, mostly members of the community who attend the lectures.
For further information go to http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/ or call (707) 664-2119.
