“Big Bang, Black Holes and Cosmic Strings”
Speaker – Dr. Deborah A. Konkowski, professor of math at US Naval Academy –
Dr. Deborah Konkowsky
Professor Konkowski will discuss Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity of 1905 as a precursor to his General Theory of Relativity of 1915. She will go on to show how General Relativity predicts many strange things, including black holes and big-bang cosmologies, and the possible existence of so-called cosmic strings. Professor Konkowski received her B. S. Degree from Harvey Mudd College and her Ph. D. from the University of Texas at Austin, followed by post-doctoral positions at the University of Maryland in College Park and at Queen Mary, University of London. She has been on the faculty of the U. S. Naval Academy since 1987. She has given talks on her work all over the world, and received the Academy’s outstanding faculty research award in 2010. In addition to publishing more than fifty research articles, she is a popular teacher and research supervisor.
Introduction: Lucy Lynch
Fellowship: Mel Boynton
Greeters: Bob Knell and Julia Arias