Past Benson Memorial Lectures
Norman Salem, 2011, Martek Biosciences Corporation.
"What does physics have to do with nutrition, omega-3 fatty acids, and brain development?" Poster
Craig Benson, 2010, Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
"Non-Destructive Testing: Applied Principles of Physics" Poster
Gerald Smith, 2009, Pennsylvania State University and Positronics Research, LLC.
"Antimatter: History, Science and Opportunities" Poster
Gregory Benford, 2008. University of California, Irvine.
"In Case of Abrupt Climate Shift, Break Glass"
E. Dan Dahlberg, 2007. University of Minnesota.
"Magnetism at the Nanoscale: A Voyeurs Tale"
Ramon E. Lopez, 2006. Florida Institute of Technology.
"The Science of Space Weather"
Lawrence M. Krauss, 2005. Case Western Reserve University.
"Einstein's Biggest Blunder?: A Cosmic Mystery Story"
Naomi J. Halas, 2004. Rice University.
"Nanoshells: Using Nanotechnology to harvest light for Biomedicine"
Robert M. Westervelt, 2003. Harvard University.
"Micro-electromagnets for the Manipulation of Magnetic Particles"
Bruce F. Griffing, 2002. DuPont Photomask.
"Physics and Technology of Integrated Circuit Lithography"
William D. Phillips, Nobel Laureate, 2001. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
"Almost Absolute Zero: The Story of Laser Cooling and Trapping"
Alan P. Boss, 2000. Carnegie Institution of Washington.
"Extrasolar Planets"
Charles M. Falco, 1999. University of Arizona.
"The Art and Science of the Motorcycle"
Carol Crannell, 1998. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
"High Energy Solar Physics"
Joel Birnbaum, Sr. VP of R&D and Director of Laboratories, 1997. Hewlett Packard.
"Towards Pervasive Information Systems"
Evelyn T. Patterson, 1996. United States Air Force Academy.
"Using the World Wide Web for Teaching & Learning"
Bernard Vonnegut, 1995. State University of New York at Albany.
"Experimental Meteorology"
Richard E. Slusher, 1994. AT&T Bell Laboratories.
"Semiconductor Optical Microresonators"
Jens C. Zorn, 1993. University of Michigan.
"Fraud, Plagiarism, and the Integrity of Science"
Leon M. Lederman, Nobel Laureate, 1992. University of Chicago.
"Microscopes for Quarks: Telescopes for Galaxies"
Judy Franz, 1991. West Virginia University.
"Women in Science: What is the Problem and What can be Done?"
Richard Blankenbecler, 1990. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
"Big Accelerators — Small Distances"
Ivan Schuller, 1989. University of California at San Diego.
"High Temperature Superconductors"
Michael Turner, 1988. Fermilab.
"The Early History of the Universe"
Arlo U. Landolt, 1987. Louisiana State University.
"On Stars, Galaxies, and Their Distances"
Pamela Surko, 1986. AT&T Bell Laboratories.
"Artificial Intelligence: Panacea of Fraud?"
C. Stuart Bowyer, 1985. University of California at Berkeley.
"Is Anybody Out There? The Search of Extraterrestrial Intelligence"
Alistair B. Fraser, 1984. Pennsylvania State University.
"The Rainbow Bridge"
John M. Puckett, 1983. Los Alamos National Laboratory.
"Nuclear Test Ban and Nuclear Arms Reduction"
Solomon Gartenhaus, 1982. Purdue University.
"A Renaissance of Modern Man: The New Cosmology"
Frank E. Jamerson, 1981. General Motors Research Laboratories.
"Physics Research in Industry"
Marlan O. Scully, 1980. University of Arizona.
"General Relativity, Cosmology, and Laser Technology"
Samuel J. Williamson, 1979. New York University.
"Evoked Neuromagnetic Fields of the Human Brain"
Thomas K. Cureton, Jr., 1978. University of Illinois.
"Application of the Laws of Mechanics to Physical Education and Sports Medicine"
Tung H. Jeong, 1977. Lake Forest College.
"Laser Holography: A Demonstrated Lecture"
E. T. S. Walton, Nobel Laureate, 1976. University of Dublin.
"Nuclear Physics — From Phosphorescence to Particle Accelerators"
Allan R. Sandage, 1975. Hale Observatories.
"Did the World Begin?"
John R. Cameron, 1974. University of Wisconsin.
"Medical Physics: Converting an Art to a Science"
Alvin M. Weinberg, Director, 1973. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
"Social Institutions and Nuclear Energy"
Arthur H. Benade, 1972. Case Western Reserve University.
"New Woodwind Screeches and Baroque Oboes"
Joseph P. Allen, Astronaut, 1971. NASA Manned Spacecraft Center.
"Is the Moon a Heavy Electron?"
James R. Heirtzler, 1970. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
"Earth Science Comes of Age"
Henry Margenau, 1969. Yale University.
"The Western World and the Sacred Cow"