Presentation of the Julius Wess Award to Prof. Glennys Farrar

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024, 4:30 PM → 9:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Aula des FTU, Geb. 101 (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

We are very pleased to announce that the Julius Wess Award 2024 will be given to Prof. Dr. Glennys Farrar (New York University) in recognition of her significant contributions to particle physics – particularly QCD, supersymmetry phenomenology and dark matter, including scaling laws revealing the physical reality of quarks – and for major contributions in astroparticle physics and pioneering work revealing the structure of the Galactic magnetic field.

The ceremony will take place on December 18, 2024 at KIT.
Registration is open until December 8, 2024.

2024 Poster A2 Wesspreis Farrar.pdf

4:30 PM → 4:35 PM Fine Classix - music contribution

4:35 PM → 4:40 PM Welcome

Speaker: Anke-Susanne Müller (KIT)

4:40 PM → 4:55 PM News from the KIT Center Elementary and Astroparticle Physics

Speaker: Milada Margarete Muhlleitner (KIT)

4:55 PM → 5:40 PM From Quarks to Black Holes

Speaker: Francis Halzen

5:40 PM → 5:55 PM Break

5:55 PM → 6:00 PM Fine Classix - music contribution

6:00 PM → 6:20 PM Laudatio

Speaker: Ralph Engel (KIT)

6:20 PM → 6:35 PM Award Presentation

Speaker: Oliver Kraft

6:35 PM → 6:40 PM Fine Classix - music contribution

6:40 PM → 7:25 PM On the cusp of a second revolution in our understanding of UHECRs

Speaker: Glennys Farrar

7:25 PM → 8:30 PM Reception

8:30 PM → 8:50 PM Bus returning to CS