Harvard physicist, Calvin grad to talk about his prize-winning work

On Friday, March 11, Gerald Gabrielse '73, a Harvard physicist, Calvin graduate, and winner of the 2006 Calvin Distinguished Alumni Award, will talk about his prize-winning work: "Measuring the Magnet in the Electron." The talk will be at 2:30 p.m. in North Hall (Room 078). Note: North Hall is located in the Science Building.

For more info, visit www.calvin.edu/academic/phys/about/seminars/2011/Gabrielse2011Mar11

Gabrielse gained international fame for trapping entire atoms of antimatter and for measuring properties of electrons with unprecedented precision.

An excerpt from Gabrielse's abstract:

"Using experimental methods that I started learning in the basement of the Calvin College Science Building, my students and I are now able to suspend a single electron by itself for months at a time while we measure the size of the magnet within the electron."

Following the talk, current and prospective students are invited to meet with Gabrielse over pizza to talk with him about his work, careers in physics, or how he relates physics to his Christian faith.

For more info on his prize-winning work, visit http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/10/gabrielse-wins-lilienfeld-prize/

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Received on Fri Mar 11 11:45:16 2011