Past Symposia and Speakers
Previous keynote speakers
Feb. 23-24, 2023:
- William D Phillips, 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics (co-recipient)
- David J. Wineland, 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics (co-recipient)
April 8, 2013: Brian Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics (co-recipient)
- Watch "The Process of Science"
- Watch "The Accelerating Universe"
April 26, 2012: Erik Maskin, 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (co-recipient)
April 14, 2011: Sir Harold Kroto, 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (co-recipient)
March 30, 2005: Carl E. Wieman, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics (co-recipient)
Oct. 2, 2001: F. Sherwood Rowland, 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (co-recipient)
Oct. 3, 2000: Jose Ramos-Horta, 1996 Nobel Peace Laureate
Feb. 19-20, 1998:
- Oscar Arias, 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate
- Mairead Corrigan Maguire, 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate
Oct. 23, 1995: Arno Penzias, 1978 Nobel Laureate in Physics
April 1-2, 1991: Dr. E. Donnel Thomas, 1990 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Jan. 8-9, 1990: Leon Lederman, 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics
April 11-13, 1989:
- D. Carleton Gajdusek, 1976 Nobel Laureate in Physiology
- David Hubel, 1981 Nobel Laureate in Medicine
- Franco Modigliani, 1985 Nobel Laureate in Economics
April 27-28, 1988: Elie Wiesel, 1986 Nobel Peace Laureate
March 1-3, 1987:
- Rosalyn Yalow, 1977 Nobel Laureate in Physiology
- George Wald, 1967 Nobel Laureate for Physiology and Medicine
Feb. 24-27, 1986:
- Linus Pauling, 1954 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1962 Nobel Peace Laureate
- Lawrence Klein, 1980 Nobel Laureate in Economics
- Czeslaw Milosz, 1980 Nobel Laureate for Literature
- Charles Townes, 1964 Nobel Laureate for Physics
Feb. 18-21, 1985: Adolfo Perez Esquival, 1980 Nobel Peace Laureate