“Explorations: The Penn State Emeritus Academy Lecture Series” will showcase the work of retired, emeritus faculty members. The Penn State community and the public are invited to join these thought-provoking discussions as part of the University's ongoing commitment to academic engagement and the exchange of ideas.

Kenji Uchino, “NEW SCIENCE — Scientific Approach to the Unknown World”

9-10:30 a.m. Jan. 28. Zoom only.

Kenji Uchino, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, College of Engineering, is a Zen practitioner interested in learning the “Next World” after our death. In his lecture, Uchino will try to approach this “New Science” area in lay words as an engineering professor. He will first discuss how the Nobel Prize winners developed their theories, including Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger and Dirac, coupled with Oriental religion. After the concept evolution from quantum physics, through quark, then super-string models, he will then touch upon the “Holographic Universe,” including the “brain science” and cosmic world, “Black Hole.”