ANN ARBOR–Noted physicist Klaus Schulten will be the first lecturer in the Dean’s Seminar Series, to be launched by the University of Michigan College of Engineering on May 11 at 3 p.m. The lecture, free and open to the public, will be held in the Johnson Rooms on the third floor of the Robert H. Lurie Engineering Center.

Schulten is a professor of physics, chemistry, and biophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and also directs the Theoretical Biophysics Group at Illinois’ Beckman Institute. He is expected to describe the past triumphs, present challenges, and potential opportunities in computational biology.

A reception will follow Schulten’s speech.

The Dean’s Seminar Series was established by Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering Stephen Director to welcome internationally renowned academicians and researchers to the U-M community to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and stimulate discussion on topics of importance in today’s world.