Henri Sack Memorial Lectureship
Several years ago, with the generosity of former students, the School of Applied and Engineering Physics established a distinguished lecture series to honor the memory of Professor Sack. He was a founding member of the Engineering Physics Program at Cornell, which established a format for the introduction of post-World War II physics into engineering curricula throughout the country. Henri was originally a student of Peter Debye's. Throughout his career, he had three principal interests: an intense interest in physics as it developed through the years, a love for helping students gain knowledge and acquire standards of excellence and diligence, and an unswerving loyalty to Cornell.
The lectureship has several goals. One is to present a general lecture related to applied physics that would appeal to a wide spectrum of interests at Cornell. Another goal is to provide a forum for interaction with students at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
Previous Sack Lectures
- Dr. Ivar Giaever, Ovt. 16-17, 1974
- Dr. Richard Garwin, Sept. 25-26, 1978
- Dr. Edwin H. Land, May 11, 1981
- Dr. Frank Press, Sept. 15-16, 1983
- Mr. Erich Block, April 21-22, 1988
- Sir Alec Broers, Sept. 16, 1998
- Dr. Joel Birnbaum, April 11, 2001
- Dr. David R. Nelson, October 14, 2004
