IMSA Great Minds Program® to Feature Physics of Star Trek Author
For Immediate Release, November 2000
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at
(630) 907-5033
MEDIA ADVISORY: Photography at the lecture is permitted. If you would like to attend, please contact Brenda Buschbacher no later than Monday, December 4, 2000. Media press badges can be obtained at front desk.
AURORA-- The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is hosting an upcoming Community Lecture in December featuring cosmologist and physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss, author of The Physics of Star Trek. These lectures, as well as a series of Seminars and Dialogues for Illinois educators, are sponsored by the IMSA Great Minds Program®.
On December 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the IMSA auditorium, internationally renowned physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss will present The Physics of Star Trek. During his lecture, Krauss will guide the audience on a warp speed journey through the Star Trek® universe, which he uses as a launching pad to offer a glimpse of the fascinating world of modern physics. The lecture also will feature selections from Krauss' Top Ten Star Trek® Physics Bloopers, gleaned in part from many of the most distinguished physicist-trekkers in the world.
Dr. Krauss has been called the successor to the late Dr. Carl Sagan, sharing Sagan's infectious enthusiasm for the world of science. Dr. Krauss is the Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Professor of Astronomy and Chairman of the Department of Physics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He is the author of several books and more than 120 scientific articles.
Contact the IMSA Office of Institutional Advancement at (630) 907-5033 to register your attendance. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors and free for students with an I.D. A reception and booksigning will follow the lecture.
The IMSA Great Minds Program® supports IMSA's learning agenda by creating unique teaching and learning opportunities to help shape mathematics and science educational public policy in Illinois and the nation. The intellectual resources of the IMSA Great Minds Program® are shared with students and teachers throughout Illinois and the nation through Seminars, Dialogues, Community Lectures and the IMSA Great Minds Program® website (http://www2.imsa.edu/programs/greatminds/).
Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.