A public lecture exploring the potential of physics to help people understand the "magic" of the world around them will be the topic of a free public lecture to be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder on July 15.
Virginia Tech Professor Royce K.P. Zia will give the lecture, titled "What Is Physics? A Personal Perspective," at 7:30 p.m. in room G1B20 of the Duane Physics building on campus. Zia will address the context of physics within the realm of human endeavor, illustrating why he believes physics is the "easiest of the sciences."
Zia's presentation is part of the 10th annual Boulder Summer School for Condensed Matter and Material Physics, which is hosted by CU-Boulder and supported by the National Science Foundation. The summer school runs from June 6 to July 24.
The summer school enables advanced graduate students to work at the frontiers of science and technology by exposing them to a range of concepts, techniques and applications much broader than any single graduate program or postdoctoral apprenticeship can provide, according to CU-Boulder physics Professor Leo Radzihovsky.
For more information about the July 15 talk by Zia visit or call 303-492-5436. For more information about the Boulder Summer School for Condensed Matter and Material Physics visit .
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