Endowed Lectures

The Flatte 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:

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

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