Thu, December 10, 2015 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Fipke Centre. Free . Nobel Night at UBC Okanagan
Hosted by UBC University Relations
On Thursday, December 10, Nobel Prizes will be presented to some of the world’s most outstanding contributors in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace. On the same evening, a panel of distinguished professors from UBC Okanagan will discuss this year’s Nobel Prize-winning contributions, exploring the what, how and why of the world’s big discoveries and ideas.
Event Emcee — Dr. John Klironomos, FRSC
Professor, Biology, and Associate Dean of Research, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
About the Physics Prize — Dr. John Hopkinson
Instructor, Physics, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
About the Chemistry Prize — Dr. Kirsten Wolthers
Asst. Professor, Chemistry, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
About the Medicine Prize — Dr. Paul Shipley
Assoc. Professor, Chemistry, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
About the Literature Prize — Dr. Lisa Grekul
Assoc. Professor, English, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
About the Peace Prize — Dr. Carey Doberstein
Asst. Professor, Political Science, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
About the Sveriges Riksmbank Prize in Economic Sciences — Dr. Julien Picault
Instructor, Economics, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
Presentations: 7 p.m. | Refreshments: 8:30 p.m.
Lecture Theatre FIP 204, Fipke Centre for Innovative Research