September 29, 2011 鈥� Dr. Stuart S.P. Parkin
IBM Research Centre, San Jose, California 鈥� 鈥淭he Spin on Electronics! The Science and Technology of Spin Currents in Nano-materials and Nano-devices.鈥�
September 22, 2010 鈥� Dr. Thomas E. Mason
Director, Oak Ridge National Library, and President & CEO, UT-Battelle, LLC 鈥� 鈥淧owering the 21st Century: Sustainable Energy Solutions.鈥�
November 12, 2009 鈥� Dr. David Keith
Dept. of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, and Dept. of Economics, University of Calgary鈥�- 鈥淒angerous Abundance: Navigating the Twin Challenges of Oil Scarcity and Climate Change.鈥�
September 18, 2008 鈥� Dr. Don Eigler鈥�
IBM Almaden Research Centre, San Jose, California -鈥ㄢ�漈he Small Frontier.鈥�
October 10, 2007 鈥� Dr. Lisa Randall鈥�
Professor of Physics, Harvard University鈥�- 鈥淲arped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions.鈥�
September 28, 2006 鈥� Dr. Gerhard Ertl (Nobel Laureate 2007)
Dept. of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin 鈥� 鈥淔rom Simple Atoms to the Complexity of Nature: Reactions at Surfaces.鈥�
October 6, 2005 鈥� Dr. Art McDonald鈥� (Nobel Laureate 2015)
Queen's University & The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Institute (SNOI) 鈥� 鈥淓xploring the Universe from Deep Underground.鈥�
September 30, 2004 鈥� Dr. Kerry Emanuel鈥�
Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 鈥� 鈥淧redicting Hurricanes and Hurricane Risk: Is Juan a Sign of More to Come?鈥�
October 17, 2003 鈥� Dr. Peter Fromherz
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany 鈥� 鈥淏rains & Chips: Computer Neuron Interfacing.鈥�
October 25, 2002 鈥� Dr. Mark Reed鈥�
Yale University 鈥� 鈥淭he Coming Age of Nanoelectronics.鈥�
February 1, 2002 鈥� Professor Carlo Montemagno鈥�
UCLA -鈥�"Convergence: Integrating Modern Biology with Modern Engineering and Physics."
October 11, 2000 鈥� Professor Steven Chu (Nobel Laureate in 1997)鈥�
"The Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms and Biomolecules."
September 14, 1999 鈥� Professor Douglas Osheroff (Nobel Laureate 1996)鈥�
"Superfluidity in Helium Three: The Discovery through the eyes of a Graduate Student."
September 21, 1998 鈥� Professor Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (Nobel Laureate 1991)鈥�
"Bubbles, Foams and Other Fragile Objects"
October 2, 1997 鈥� Professor Michael Grunze 鈥�
"Manipulating the Solid Liquid Interface from Sensors to Lithography."
October 4, 1996 鈥� Professor Joseph Taylor (Nobel Laureate 1993)
"Binary Pulsars and Einstein's Gravity: The Layman's Guide to a Modern Astrophysical Experiment."
October 13, 1995 鈥� Professor Melissa Franklin
"Strong Forces, Small Distances & Large Hands: Putting the Finishing Touches on Quarks."
October 28, 1994 鈥� Dr. George Bednorz (Nobel Laureate 1987)鈥�
"High Tc Superconductivity: A Challenge for Science and Technology."
October 8, 1993 鈥� Professor N. David Mermin鈥�
"The Vision of Einstein: The Caution of Bohr."
October 9, 1992 鈥� Dr. Heinrich Rohrer (Nobel Laureate 1986)
"Possibilities of Miniaturization"
October 4, 1991 鈥� Professor Leo P. Kadanoff鈥�
"Snatching Chaos From Order: Complex Results from Simple Systems."
September 28, 1990 鈥� Professor Robert J. Birgeneau鈥�
"High Tc Superconductivity Comes in from the Cold."
October 27, 1989 鈥� Professor Ernst Bauer鈥�
"The Many Faces of a Surface"
October 14, 1988 鈥� Dr. Willard S. Boyle鈥� (Nobel Laureate 2009)
"Ingredients for Innovation"
October 9, 1987 鈥� Professor Rudolf L. M枚ssbauer (Nobel Laureate 1961)鈥�
"The Solar Neutrino Puzzle."
October 3, 1986 鈥� Professor Michael E. Fisher鈥�
"Universality and Singularity: Phase Transitions and Our Understanding of the Physical World."
November 4, 1985 鈥� Professor Werner Israel鈥�
"A Romp through Relativity and Cosmology."
October 7, 1984 鈥� Professor Ronald W. P. Drever鈥�
"The Search for Gravitational Radiation from the Stars: New Developments Using Laser Interferometry."
September 22, 1983 鈥� Professor Arthur L. Schawlow (Nobel Laureate 1981)鈥�
"Spectroscopy in a New Light."
October 28, 1982 鈥� Professor Val L. Fitch (Nobel Laureate 1980)鈥�
"Matter Antimatter Asymmetry."
October 15, 1981 鈥� Professor Edward M. Purcell (Nobel Laureate 1952)鈥�
"Life in the Magnetic Field."
October 3, 1980 鈥� Professor Chen Ning Yang (Nobel Laureate 1957)鈥�
"Gauge Fields: Generalization of Electromagnetism."
September 24, 1979 鈥� Professor Sir Brian Pippard鈥�
"The Ivory Tower under Seige."
October 12, 1978 鈥� Professor Freeman Dyson鈥�
"The End of the Universe."
September 19, 1977 鈥� Dr. Ivar Giaever (Nobel Laureate 1973)鈥�
"Surface Physics and Immunology."
