Nobel Prize Winner Meets with Mavs
Dr. Rainer Weiss speaks about his Nobel Prize-winning work and advises students on pursuing an interest in science.
Anneka Ignatius '18 and Alex Rider '18 served as Dr. Weiss's Montrose tour guides, bringing him to meet with students in Ms. Bakhita Thordarson '12's physics class. Dr. Weiss observed the students perform an experiment to measure the speed of sound and described for them a different method which scientists can use for this measure. At the middle school science fair, he admired the physical science projects designed by 6th grade students and the reports on women scientists by 7th grade students.
Dr. Weiss concluded by addressing the student body. Anneka introduced him and his work, describing him as "an example of a modern-day individual who embraces theoria, or knowing for the sake of knowing." Dr. Weiss entertained the girls with stories about his Nobel Prize-winning work on gravitational waves, explaining the science in layman's terms that emphasized its practicality.
"You are the future scientists we need," Dr. Weiss told the students. "We are working hard in my field to ensure that women comprise half of all scientists, as they should!" He encouraged the girls to pursue science, suggesting that a Montrose student in the audience could someday be the scientist who could improve on Einstein's work.
Co-recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Weiss is Professor Emeritus at MIT who led a team that detected gravitational waves for the first time.
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Dr. Weiss concluded by addressing the student body. Anneka introduced him and his work, describing him as "an example of a modern-day individual who embraces theoria, or knowing for the sake of knowing." Dr. Weiss entertained the girls with stories about his Nobel Prize-winning work on gravitational waves, explaining the science in layman's terms that emphasized its practicality.
"You are the future scientists we need," Dr. Weiss told the students. "We are working hard in my field to ensure that women comprise half of all scientists, as they should!" He encouraged the girls to pursue science, suggesting that a Montrose student in the audience could someday be the scientist who could improve on Einstein's work.
Co-recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Weiss is Professor Emeritus at MIT who led a team that detected gravitational waves for the first time.
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