Howard Georgi Retirement Celebration
Prof. Howard Georgi is retiring after six decades in the Harvard Physics Department. On May 13, 2025, colleague and friends of Howard's came together to celebrate his contributions to high-energy physics and to Harvard and wish him a happy retirement:
PROGRAM
Welcome
Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Cumrun Vafa, Chair, Department of Physics; Hollis Professor of Mathematicks & Natural Philosophy, Harvard University
Stories about Howard Georgi
Sheldon Glashow, Higgins Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Harvard University
Barbara Grosz,* Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences, Emerita, Harvard University
Logan McCarty, Associate Dean of Science Education; Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Lecturer on Physics; Phi Beta Kappa Treasurer, Harvard University
Judith Murciano, Associate Director, OPIA; Director of Fellowships, Harvard Law School; Former Resident Dean of Leverett House
Peter Galison, Joseph Pellegrino University Professor; Director, Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University
David Morin, Senior Lecturer on Physics; Former Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University
Marlyn McGrath, Director of Admissions, Harvard College (Retired)
Paul Hegarty, Building Manager, Eliot House, Harvard University
Sheila Kannappan,* Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Emerita, University of North Carolina
Susannah Tobin, Ezra Ripley Thayer Senior Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School; Former Leverett House Resident Tutor
Edward Farhi, Principal Scientist, Google; Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Josh Reyes, Former Leverett House Committee Co-Chair
Elizabeth Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor; Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California San Diego
Bilal Malik,* Associate Professor of Education; Associate Dean of Students, Lahore University of Management Sciences; Former Leverett House Resident Dean
David B. Kaplan,* Professor of Physics; Senior Fellow, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington
Catherine Shapiro, Assistant Dean for Student Support; Senior Resident Dean, Harvard University; Former Leverett House Resident Dean
Harry Lewis, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus; Former Dean of Harvard College; Harvard College Class of 1968
David Politzer,* Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology
Lauren Brandt, Associate Dean of Students, Harvard College; Former Leverett House Faculty Dean
Helen R. Quinn,* Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Emerita, Stanford University
Alvaro De Rujula,* old friend of Howard's
Lisa Randall, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard University
Peter Dong,* Science Faculty, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Closing Remarks
Howard Georgi, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Harvard University
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