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    Special Lectures

    The Helmut Baer Lecture Fund

    A memorial fund in memory of the late Helmut Baer will support future special colloquia on the University of Michigan campus. The purpose of these lectures will be to give members of the international physics community an opportunity to discuss current issues in science.

    Ford Motor Company Distinguished Lecture in Physics

    Ford Motor Company sponsors the Ford Lectureship in the Physics Department through a generous gift to the University of Michigan. The lectureship is a permanent tribute to the long-standing relationship between Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan Department of Physics. To learn more about Ford Motor Company, its products and commitment to the community, visit www.ford.com.

    Ta-You Wu Lecture

    Each fall, the University of Michigan Department of Physics hosts the annual Ta-You Wu Lecture, which is one of the most prestigious lecture events in our Department. The Lectureship was endowed in 1991 through generous gifts from the University of Michigan Alumni Association in Taiwan. It is named in honor of Michigan Physics alumnus and honorary Doctor of Science, Ta-You Wu, one of the central figures of the 20th century in the Chinese and Taiwanese physics communities.

    William L. Williams Lecture

    The Department last hosted the William L. Williams Lecture in April, 2001. Endowed by his family, friends, and colleagues, this lecture honors the memory of Williams L. Williams who was on the University of Michigan physics faculty for 21 of the 49 years of his life. Renowned as an atomic physicist, he served the University as professor, associate chair of physics, and as associate dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Our 2001 William L. Williams lecturer was Vernon W. Hughes, Professor of Physics at Yale University. Hughes lectured on, The Muon g-2 Experiment at Brookhaven.
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