Edward “Rocky” Kolb, The University of Chicago, will present the fall 2024 Neff lecture titled “The Quantum and the Cosmos,” on Tuesday, October 8, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 103 of Cardwell Hall at Kansas State University. The lecture will be at a non-technical level and all are invited to attend.

While the laws of the quantum rule the submicroscopic world, the action of quantum mechanics in the big bang produced the largest structures in the cosmos. Kolb will discuss how the connection between the quantum and the cosmos may explain the nature of the dark matter holding together our galaxy.

Kolb's book, Blind Watchers of the Sky, which was written for the general public, received the 1996 Emme Award of the American Aeronautical Society. He also co-authored The Early Universe, the standard textbook on particle physics and cosmology in addition to more than 200 scientific papers.

Light refreshments will be served prior to the lecture at 4:00 p.m. in Room 119 of Cardwell Hall.