On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, UC Riverside professor Barry Barish will be honored on campus for receiving the National Medal of Science. Barish, a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy at UCR, joined the university in 2018 and was awarded the highest recognition in the nation for scientists and engineers, the National Medal of Science, in October of 2023.
The public is invited to attend a free celebration that will allow them to meet Barish, other UCR faculty members, and students. The event will feature two keynote speakers: Art McDonald, a winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize, and Chang Kee Jung, winner of the American Physical Society’s 2022 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize. Presentations on the frontiers of physics will be held at 1 p.m., followed by tours of the Physics building laboratories and student presentations at 4 p.m., and a reception at 5 p.m. in the University Theater with food and light refreshments.
During the Science Lecture Series titled “Gravitational Waves: Unraveling the Mysteries of our Universe,” Barish will deliver a presentation at 6 p.m. in the theater. Guests can park for free but must register online to receive complimentary parking. For more information and to register for this unique event, click on the provided link below!