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SUMMARY:【T. D. Lee Colloquium No.32】From Parity-Violation To String Th
 eory
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Jim Gates (the University of Maryland)\n\n Recorded
  video link: https://vshare.sjtu.edu.cn/open/4c60173e003d812bf5f3634320b1c
 9761dfbe9e685dce81368ca393b4a76b721Host: Prof. Xiangdong Ji (季向东)Abs
 tract:The arc of this talk follows the theoretical and experimental introd
 uction of parity violation to its importance in the foundation of four dim
 ensional heterotic string theory.Bio:Jim Gates (Ph.D.\, MIT\, 1977\, Honor
 ary Ph.D. from Harvard\, 2024) is a distinguished theoretical physicist ce
 lebrated for his pioneering contributions to supersymmetry\, supergravity\
 , and superstring theory. He currently works at the intersection of physic
 s and mathematics at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, where he 
 holds the positions of Clark Leadership Chair in Science\, Distinguished U
 niversity Professor\, and John S. Toll Professor of Physics. He also has a
  joint appointment as Professor of Public Policy in the School of Public P
 olicy.Dr. Gates has won Edward A. Bouchet Award (1994)\, Klopsteg Memorial
  Award (2003) and Andrew Gemant Award (2021)\, and Barry Prize (2025).  A
 mong his many accolades\, Professor Gates was awarded the National Medal o
 f Science by President Barack Obama in 2013\, the highest scientific honor
  in the United States.  He is an elected member of the National Academy o
 f Sciences—the first African American theoretical physicist elected to t
 he Academy in its 150-year history—as well as a member of the American A
 cademy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.  He i
 s also a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and American Physical
  Society -- a dual recognition given to less then one percent of U.S. rese
 archers.Beyond his research\, Gates is a dedicated public servant and advo
 cate for science education. He has served on the U.S. President’s Counci
 l of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and the Maryland State Boa
 rd of Education. He is a past President of the American Physical Society (
 APS) and a Fellow of numerous organizations\, including the American Assoc
 iation for the Advancement of Science and the National Society of Black Ph
 ysicists.  \n\nhttps://indico-tdli.sjtu.edu.cn/event/5013/
LOCATION:Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Hall (Tsung-Dao Lee In
 stitute)
URL:https://indico-tdli.sjtu.edu.cn/event/5013/
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