Tsinghua Colloquium: String Theory and the Very Early Universe

Title: String Theory and the Very Early Universe 
Speaker: Professor Robert H. Brandenberger, McGill University , Canada
Time: 3月5日（星期四）下午4:00，
Place: 郑裕彤讲堂

Abstract: The inflationary scenario, the current paradigm for early 
universe cosmology, suffers from several conceptual problems which 
motivate the search for an improved theory. I will explore the possibility 
that superstring theory can yield a new early universe cosmology, and 
will present ways to test such a new theory with cosmological 
observations. 

Brief  CV for speaker:

1983 PhD, Harvard University
1983 - 1985 postdoc: ITP, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
1985 - 1987 postdoc: DAMTP, Cambridge University
1987 - 2004 assistant, associate and full professor, 
                       Brown University
2004 - present Canada Research Chair and Professor of 
Physics, McGill University