Workshop: Einstein in the City: A Student Research Conference at City College of New York (CCNY)

Cuny City College, New York NY

Investigators

Abstract

In commemoration of the 100 years of the Einstein Papers, and to celebrate the role that The City College of New York played in Einstein?s travel to the US, a Student Research Conference will be held at the City College of New York on April 11-12, 2005. This multidisciplinary conference will highlight and broadcast students? participation in the academic research endeavor. Special guests at this conference will include distinguished City College alumni, including Nobel Laureates Drs. Leon Lederman, Herbert Hauptman, Arno Penzias, Jerome Karle, Julius Axelrod, Arthur Kronberg, and Kenneth Arrow. Intellectual merit: The proposed student research conference will stimulate student research in engineering and the sciences. Broader impact: The conference publicity will broaden awareness of Einstein among the broader community and make students more aware of research opportunities in science and engineering.