46. Winning the Nobel Prize - Donna Strickland & Gérard Mourou

Studentafton

On the 14th of December 2018, Studentafton and Lunds Universitets Studentkårer had the pleasure of hosting professors Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland, the 2018 Nobel Prize laureates in Physics. The evening focused mainly on their life as researchers and their experience of being awarded the Nobel Prize.

During the hour long conversation, the professors discuss subjects ranging from the balance between a professional career and family to passion and motivation in the workplace. The evening concludes with a traditional Q&A session where the audience is invited into the dialogue with the guests.

The evening was held in the Lund Main University Building and moderated by author and journalist Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson.