Dreams of Earth and Sky: A Celebration for Freeman Dyson

Registration
Schedule
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Registration

Invitations for Dreams of Earth and Sky are forthcoming. Space is limited and registration is required for all talks. Registration will be available through an online system beginning in early June, and a link will be posted in this space when activated.

Schedule

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Friday, September 27, 2013       
Talks about Freeman Dyson's work and impact in Mathematics and Physics    

Morning Session (begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Chair: Peter Sarnak, Professor, School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study

    H. T. Yau, Professor, Harvard University
    George Andrews, Evan Pugh Professor, Pennsylvania State University
    Kathrin Bringmann, Professor, University of Cologne   

Afternoon Session (begins at 2:00 p.m.)
Chair: Edward Witten, Charles Simonyi Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study
    
     Russel Hemley, Director, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington
     Joel Lebowitz, George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
     William Happer, Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, Princeton University
   

Saturday, September 28, 2013  
Talks about Freeman Dyson's work and impact in Astronomy and Public Affairs

Morning Session (begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Chair: Scott Tremaine, Richard Black Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study
  
     Joseph Kirschvink, Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology, California Institute of Technology
     Martin Rees, Professor Emeritus of Cosmology and Astrophysics, Astronomer Royal and Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge
     Sara Seager, Class of 1941 Professor of Physics and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Afternoon Session (begins at 2:00 p.m.)
Chair: Curtis Callan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics, Princeton University
     
     Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
     Sidney Drell, Professor and Deputy Director, Emeritus, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
     William Press, Warren J. and Viola M. Raymer Professor in Computer Science and in Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin

Contact

Please direct questions about the event to the following address: dysondreams@ias.edu