The Blessing from God that Makes Science Possible

Wed, April 6 at 4p.m.

Modern science has been extraordinary in its ability to explain much of what we observe around us. The inventions it has inspired would have been considered miraculous just a short time ago. At the same time, many who are the beneficiaries of science fail to realize that its success depends on a belief that our universe is comprehensible. Science must assume the existence of immutable laws of nature, but it cannot tell us whence they came. To the believer, a comprehensible universe is a blessing from God that comes from the covenant promises in the earliest chapters of Genesis. Dr. Kaita’s talk explains how this truth has served modern science well from its beginnings to the present day.Dr. Robert Kaita is a physicist in the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University, where he heads Boundary Physics Operations for the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade. He is a fellow of the American Physics Society and in 2010 received the Kaul Prize for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research and Technology Development for his pioneering work in the use of liquid lithium metal as a renewable wall for fusion devices. Dr. Kaita is a fellow and past president of the American Scientific Affiliation. He has also been a member of the Faculty Ministry Advisory Council of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and serves as faculty advisor for the Princeton Graduate Christian Fellowship.

A Faith & Science Lecture featuring

Dr. Robert KaitaPhysicist and Head, Boundary Physics Operations for the

National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University

Bennett Auditorium (Draper 130)Please join us for a reception at 3:30p.m. (Bennett Auditorium foyer)

Sponsored by The Office of Vice Provost for Research, the Graduate School

and the Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research