The E. E. Just Symposium at Dartmouth College celebrates the spirit of scientific courage and interdisciplinary research, epitomized by E. E. Just's scientific contributions. Ernest Everett Just was the pioneering African American scientist who graduated from Dartmouth College in 1907. The E. E. Ju…
George M. Langford, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Syracuse University; first E. E. Just Professor and Director of E. E. Just Program at Dartmouth College, discusses the history and legacy of E.E. Just, as well as the educational needs of minority students in the STEM disciplines.)
"Dark Energy, Dark Matter and Inflation: New Physics or 21st Century Phlogiston" Presented by David Spergel, Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1987 Foundation and Chair, Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University
Presented by George M. Langford, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Syracuse University; first E. E. Just Professor and Director of E. E. Just Program at Dartmouth College
David Spergel, Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1987 Foundation and Chair, Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, reflects on the excitement and enthusiasm the conference generated and discusses the future of STEM education.
Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr., John S. Toll Professor of Physics & Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, Member of President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), talks about the value of the E.E. Just Symposium—personally, professionally, and educationally—as well as the impact of E.E. Just's achievements.
Presented by Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr., John S. Toll Professor of Physics & Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, Member of President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)