AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion

Biography

Lawrence Krauss, Ph.D. is Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Professor of Astronomy, and Chair of the Physics Department at Case Western Reserve University. He is an internationally known theoretical physicist with wide research interests, including the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, where his studies include the early universe, the nature of dark matter, general relativity and neutrino astrophysics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Prof. Krauss is the author of over 180 scientific publications, as well as numerous popular articles on physics and astronomy.

In addition, he is the author of six popular books, including the national bestseller, The Physics of Star Trek, and his most recent book Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond. In February 2000, Prof. Krauss was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Award for the Public Understanding of Science and Technology. He is a recipient of the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society "For outstanding contributions to the understanding of the early universe, and extraordinary achievement in communicating the essence of physical science to the general public;" the Andrew Gemant Award of the American Institute of Physics, given annually to "a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimensions of physics;" and the Oersted Medal, the highest award of the American Association of Physics Teachers, for his contributions to the teaching of physics. Krauss is the only physicist to have been awarded these three awards by the APS, AIP and AAPT.s.