Peterson Public Lecture Series
A lecture series funded by Chester Peterson, Jr. for publicizing and presenting an annual public lecture series on a continuing basis concerning cosmology or quantum mechanics. The lectures will be held on the main campus of Kansas State University.
Talk titles and abstracts can be found in the links below. Please visit the department YouTube Channel for recordings of past lectures if available.
- Nergis Mavalvala, 2024 Peterson Public Lecturer
- John Mather, 2023 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Wendy Freedman, 2022 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Subir Sachdev, 2022 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Clifford Will, 2022 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Lincoln Carr, 2019 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Jo Dunkley, 2018 Peterson Public Lecturer
- John Preskill, 2017 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Lyman Page, 2016 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Michael Brooks, 2015 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Adrian Melott, 2014 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Alan Guth, 2013 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Boris J. Kayser, 2012 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Kameshwar Wali, 2011 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Carl Bender, 2010 Peterson Public Lecturer
- William D. Phillips, 2008 Peterson Public Lecturer
- Lawrence Krauss, 2007 Peterson Public Lecturer