Endowed Lectures

The Flatté Lecture in Physics

The Flatté Lecture is a public lecture given by a distinguished physicist at the University of California Santa Cruz. It is organized by the Physics Department. The endowment for the lecture was established to honor Stan Flatté, a professor in the Physics Department. 

Past lectures:

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2024 - Heather Knutson: The Grand Tour: Properties of Planets Outside Our Solar System

2019 - Lindy Elkins-Tanton: How does an Earth-like planet get made?

2014 - Sandra M. Faber: Cosmic Knowledge and the Long-Term Strategy of the Human Race

2011 - Curtis Callan: What is the world made of?

2009 - Richard Muller: Physics for Future Presidents