Ashtekar Lecture Series 2026: Unexpected Pairings

The 2026 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series will explore how researchers in the Eberly College of Science approach some of today’s biggest societal questions using different approaches. The 2026 lecture series brings together researchers from disparate disciplines to showcase how faculty from across the college’s seven departments leverage wide-ranging methodologies and theoretical approaches to tackle pressing scientific issues and help shape the future of science, health, and humanity.

Each of the six lectures held on consecutive Saturdays will feature two high-level overview talks focused one overarching topic that correlates to a big societal questions that drive research in the college. Attendees of the lectures will hear from researchers on topics including origins, medicine, resources, materials, climate, and education.