5TH ANNUAL BIG BANG MILE
***** SCIENCE TALKS *****
Hosted by S*T*A*R Astronomy
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LOCATION
Quantum Room
101 Crawfords Corner Road
Holmdel, NJ 07733
DATE
Sunday, July 13, 2025
9:00 am
*** FREE ADMISSION ***
... BUT you must REGISTER HERE as seating will be limited!
Holmdel, NJ 07733
DATE
Sunday, July 13, 2025
9:00 am
*** FREE ADMISSION ***
... BUT you must REGISTER HERE as seating will be limited!
SCHEDULE
9:00 am Welcoming remarks Scott Linnell (Shore AC) and Rob Nunn (S*T*A*R Astronomy)
9:15 am Presentation on cosmology Dr. Sarbmeet Kanwal, Professor, Brookdale CC
"From Dark Ages to Dark Energy: A fascinating history of cosmology" (recodring here)
10:15 am Break begins
10:25 am Introduction of speaker #2
10:30 am Presentation on nuclear fusion Eric J. Lerner, Chief Scientist, LPPFusion, Inc.
"The Fastest Route to Fusion Energy" (recording here)
11:20 am Questions and answers
11:30 noon Program ends
9:15 am Presentation on cosmology Dr. Sarbmeet Kanwal, Professor, Brookdale CC
"From Dark Ages to Dark Energy: A fascinating history of cosmology" (recodring here)
10:15 am Break begins
10:25 am Introduction of speaker #2
10:30 am Presentation on nuclear fusion Eric J. Lerner, Chief Scientist, LPPFusion, Inc.
"The Fastest Route to Fusion Energy" (recording here)
11:20 am Questions and answers
11:30 noon Program ends
9:15 AM – Presentation on Cosmology: "From Dark Ages to Dark Energy: A fascinating history of cosmology" by Dr. Sarbmeet Kanwal, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Brookdale Community College.
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Sarbmeet Kanwal, PhD
Sarbmeet Kanwal is a professor of physics at Brookdale Community College where he has been recognized for his teaching innovations. He received a PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from the California Institute of Technology, after which he worked for many years in wireless telecommunications research at Bell Labs. Sarbmeet is also an instructor for Deeptime Network, an organization which has a mission of orienting humanity to an evolving interconnected universe as a context within which to visualize a prosperous and peaceful future. As a member of New Jersey’s Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought, he founded an interfaith youth leadership program called MOSAIC (Mobilizing Our Students for Action to build Interfaith Community), and was awarded the Earl Thomas Teasley Humanitarian Award for this work in promoting peace building within the community. Sarbmeet is a sought-after speaker on topics that range from cosmology to spirituality, and the author of two TEDx talks: Chaos to Cosmos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW_PLtH2uDg&t=4s , and Science Reimagined: Harmony through Awe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYmluD415s4 |
10:30 AM – Presentation on nuclear fusion energy: "The Fastest Route to Fusion Energy". Presented by: Eric J. Lerner Chief Scientist LPPFusion, Inc.
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Eric J. Lerner
Eric Lerner has been active in fusion research for 45 years. Beginning in 1984, he developed a detailed quantitative theory of the functioning of the dense plasma focus device (DPF). Based on this theory, he proposed that the DPF could achieve high ion and electron energies at high densities, suitable for hydrogen-boron fusion and space propulsion. First with funding from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and then with investor funding for LPPFusion, Inc. he and a small team achieved record high temperatures, 100 times that of the center of the sun. He is also a leader in developing an alternative to the Big Bang theory and is the author of the 1991 book, The Big Bang Never Happened. In both fusion and cosmology his work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals. |
