On October.18th, the report as well as the appointment ceremony of Frank Wilczek, a professor in the Department of Physics of MIT who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics, was held in Pinfeng Campus. The report took place in a main center and two branch meeting places. Our vice chancellor Zhang Libin, Prof. Wilczek , his wife Elizabeth Devine, Antti Niemi, an academician of the Finland Academy of Science and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy, Liu Wensheng, a professor of the University of Pittsburgh, Wu Biao, the deputy director of the International Centre for Quantum Materials all attended the ceremony. And deputies of the College of Science and other related departments, together with teachers and students, also participated in these activities. And vice president Xiao Gang was the host of both the report and the ceremony.
On the ceremony, Zhang conferred a contract to Prof. Wilczek. And the delegates of students presented bouquets and our school badge to him.
Prof. Wilczek will offer us valuable theories and guidance which will be of great use in the development of physics subject and enhancing the quality of theoretical research in the area of quantum mechanics. ZJUT will endeavor to attain the first-class achievements in researches by building up this platform.
After the ceremony, Prof. Wilczek gave a lecture named “The Universe is a Strange Place”. In his lecture, firstly he asked everyone if there were some deep thoughts existing in our world. And then he show a realistic and interesting material world to the audience who were still seeking an answer for his question. From his unique perspective, he discussed the world in the eyes of the ancient Greek philosopher like Pythagoras and Plato as well as physicists like Newton and Maxwell. And he unveiled the secret of the space to teachers and students from numbers and structures to power, analysis and reasoning, finally the beauty of quantum in an atom.
During the interaction part, Prof. Wilczek patiently answered all the questions the students raised.
The Nobel Prize in Physics was one of the Nobel Prize series, which was set according to Nobel’s will. It aims at rewarding those scientists who have made great contribution in the area of physics. In 2004, the Royal Swedish Academy conferred the prize on three American scientists, among whom there was Frank﹒Wilczek, in order to commend their discoveries on the “Asymptotic Freedom Phenomenon” in the theory on strong interaction of particle physics.
Zhang Libin awarded Wilczek honorary professor title
Wilczek was giving lecture
student wore school badge for Wilczek
Wilczek was giving lecture
