Nobel Keynote Lecture Series at Berkeley Lab:
https://www.nersc.gov/
NERSC: National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
In honor of its 40th Anniversary, NERSC is sponsoring a series of lectures describing the research behind four Nobel Prizes.
The Laureates are also long-time users of NERSC’s supercomputing resources.
All talks will be held at Berkeley Lab in Bldg. 66, except for Saul Perlmutter (June 11), which will take place in Bldg. 50. Each talk begins at noon and runs to 1:30.
UC Berkeley staff and students can ride the Lab shuttle to the lectures – just show your ID to the driver.
These lectures will be live streamed; to watch follow this link:
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1. Tuesday, May 20: Prof. John Kuriyan, UC Berkeley
Member of Martin Karplus’ team – 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
“Molecular Dynamics Simulations and the Mechanisms of Protein Complexes”
Berkeley Lab, Bldg. 66 auditorium, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
»Watch the video: John Kuriyan
2. Wednesday, May 28: Prof. Warren Washington, NCAR
2007 Nobel Prize as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
“The Brief History and Future Development of Earth System Models: Resolution and Complexity”
Berkeley Lab, Bldg. 66 auditorium, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
»Watch the video: Warren Washington
»Download Presentation (PDF | 9.5MB)
3. Tuesday, June 3: George Smoot, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
2006 Nobel Prize in Physics
“The Universe & Computers”
Berkeley Lab, Bldg. 66 auditorium, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
»Watch the video: George Smoot
»Download Presentation (PDF | 12.2MB)
4. Wednesday, June 11: Saul Perlmutter
2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
“Data, Computation and the Fate of the Universe”
Berkeley Lab, Bldg. 50 auditorium, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
