As part of our activities, we run two very successful semiannual
conferences in
Statistical Mechanics. There are about 100
participants at each of these meetings.
We also run a successful series of weekly mathematical physics seminars.
We have a large number of longer term visitors at the Center. These
visits were
partially funded by the Center and partially by their home
institutions.
An article honoring Professor Joel Lebowitz for his help defending
human rights of scientists appeared in Rutgers FOCUS in March 2005 ...
When the American Physical Society named math and physics professor
Joel Lebowitz the recipient of its Nicholson Medal for humanitarian
service, his friends and colleagues were quick to affirm the society's
citation of Lebowitz for his "tireless personal activism throughout
his superb career... to help scientists and defend their human rights
in countries around the globe." ...
..."Joel is remarkable." "Everybody feels like he is their brother or father." "He has a magnetic personality." Comments like those come from everyone who knows Joel Lebowitz. ....
To read entire article click HERE...When Joel Lebowitz presided over the next Statistical
Mechanics Conference on Rutgers' Busch Campus recently, it marked the
100th time he has led this tightly knit gathering of scientists, whose
specialized work reaches into fields as diverse as chemistry, physics,
biology, and economics.
Lebowitz, the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics on the New Brunswick Campus, began the series of twice-yearly meetings while at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1959, decades before his 1977 arrival at Rutgers.....