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An Evening with Stephon Alexander, the Scientist Behind A Wrinkle in Time

When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room
Cost: Free and open to the public
Description: The multi-talented Stephon Alexander, cosmologist, jazz recording artist, author, and science advisor for the film "A Wrinkle in Time," will be joining us the evening of Wednesday, April 25, from 5 PM - 7 PM in the Library's Stoico/FirstFed Grand Reading Room.

From his official biography:

"Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist specializing in the interface between cosmology, particle physics and quantum gravity. By night, he 'blows sax.' Born in Trinidad and raised in Bronx, NY, Alexander draws music heritage from Jazz, Caribbean Reggae and Hip Hop. His ambition in science is big--to unify quantum theory, Einstein's theory of relativity, and string theory, which have fascinated him since childhood, into a theory of quantum gravity! When he gets stuck, he turns to music like Einstein used to do, except his instrument for relaxation and subconscious realization is the tenor saxophone, instead of violin and piano."

Prof. Alexander will be joined in conversation by Mwalim (Prof. Morgan Peters), Tiffany Ferreira '19, Tianna Edwards '18, and Prof. Robert Fisher. He will discuss his role as a scientist working in Hollywood, as well as his scientific and musical interests.

For further information, please contact Prof. Fisher: robert.fisher@umassd.edu or 508.999.8353.
Contact: Robert Fisher x8353
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