Abstract

A prominent astrophysicist, Lord Rees has been Astronomer Royal since 1995. He was the president of the Royal Society (2005 – 2010) and the master of Trinity College, Cambridge (2004 – 2012). Having been the author of more than 500 research papers, he has made important contributions to multiple topics, including the origin of cosmic microwave background radiation, galaxy clustering and formation, quasars, etc. Lord Rees has been interested in anthropic reasoning as well as the opinion that the observable universe is a part of a “multiverse”.

The talk will take place on 10 Oct, 7:45 pm at Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre of the Department of Chemistry, Cambridge. Please take note that this talk is NOT at our usual venue (Wolfson Lecture Theatre of the Department of Chemistry). Admission is free for everyone (including non-members), so please come along and join us! Refreshments will be provided after the talk.

The Department of Chemistry is on Lensfield Road. Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre may not be accessed from the main entrance; please enter via the entrance opposite Scott Polar Research Institute.