DATE: 1:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Oct. 24, 2007.

EVENT: In honor of the late Ta-You Wu’s 100th birthday, a special symposium at 1:30 p.m. will precede the annual Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics, which is at 4:15 p.m. The lecture is named after the U-M alumnus credited with raising physics to its current level in China and Taiwan.

At the symposium, hear about the history, present status and future of Chinese science symposium from professor Hesheng Chen, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and professor Yuen Ron Shen of the University of California, Berkeley. Ta-You Wu’s son, Dr. Po Chi Wu, will provide opening remarks about his father’s life and career.

Frank Shu, distinguished professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego, will give the 2007 Ta-You Wu Lecture on the formation of stars and planetary systems. Shu is known for pioneering theoretical work in diverse fields of astrophysics, including the origin of meteorites, the birth and early evolution of stars and the structure of spiral galaxies.

PLACE: The special symposium at 1:30 p.m. will be held in 340 West Hall on U-M Central Campus. The Ta-You Wu Lecture at 4:15 p.m. will be held in 1324 East Hall Auditorium, on the U-M Central Campus.

SPONSOR: University of Michigan Physics Department.

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