University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Physics presents the first Stanley Flatté Memorial Lecture

Physics for Future Presidents
Richard Muller, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 8:00 PM
Music Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz

We live in a high-tech world in which most issues have a science component.  Do nukes have a future?  Is an a-bomb the big terrorist worry -- or is gasoline?  What are the benefits and dangers of exploiting our huge coal and oil shale reserves? What is the scientific role of humans in space?  What is real about global warming, and what is not?  The physics of terrorism, energy, nukes, space, and global warming -- all condensed into 45 minutes of material that the future president must know and understand.

Richard A. Muller is a Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley. He was awarded a MacArthur "genius" prize, and many others, for his research in astrophysics, nuclear physics, geophysics, applied physics, and climate. He served for over 30 years as a US advisor on national security.  His new book Physics for Future Presidents is based on his class at Berkeley, which was recently voted "Best Class at Berkeley" by undergraduates.  His website is www.muller.lbl.gov.

Stanley Flatté was a Professor of Physics at UC Santa Cruz for many years. Support for this lecture was provided by the generous donations of Professor Flatté's friends, family and colleagues.

Free and open to the public.   Parking: Performing Arts lot ($2 fee). For more information or for disability-related needs, please call (831) 459-3744.