Wednesday April 22, 2014 7:00 p.m. Lawrence Public Library Auditorium 707 Vermont Street Lawrence, KS Parking is available in the adjacent public parking garage or at any metered spot on the streets surrounding the Library. The Physics of Time Travel Prof. Philip Baringer Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Kansas Presentation Abstract: Time travel has been used in many works of fantasy and science fiction, ranging from H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” to the TV series “Doctor Who.” But is time travel possible? And if it is possible, what are the implications? Come join us to explore these “timely” issues. About Prof. Philip Baringer: Philip Baringer is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas and is a Faculty Fellow in KU’s Honors Program. His research area is experimental particle physics. He is a member of a large international collaboration that operates one of the experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider and he uses data from that experiment to study the production of particles such as the top quark and the Higgs boson. He teaches physics at both the introductory and advanced levels and team teaches a course on science and technology with faculty from the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. This Spring semester he is teaching an Honors seminar on the topic of time. Department of Physics and Astronomy Public Lecture For more information: http://physics.ku.edu 785-864-4626 physics@ku.edu