Comments on: Memories, Physics, and Celebration

By: Cosmic Variance

Cosmic Variance — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:54:07 +0000

First Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture…

Just over a year ago, Clifford reported the shocking news that Andrew Chamblin, a wonderful young physicist, great guy, and a friend of a number of us at Cosmic Variance, had died. Many people used the comments section of that post to recount fond mem…

By: When Chaos Goes Quantum - Asymptotia

When Chaos Goes Quantum - Asymptotia — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:32:56 +0000

[...] This was a double treat for me, since I’ve known Mark since my days in Santa Barbara, and remember many happy lunchtimes sitting at lunch with him overlooking the lagoon talking about everything from physics to Bablyon 5. Those were those truly amazing days of being a postdoc in string theory at the time when D-brane technology was turning the field upside down, and a lot of the torque needed for this was being generated right there in Santa Barbara, sometimes in lunchtime conversations. I was reminiscing about those days just a week before in Cambridge, having run into Karl Landsteiner and Roberto Emparan, two other postdocs from those fantastic times. The reason for us all being in Cambridge was to attend the Andrew Chamblin memorial conference, which I told you about in an earlier post. Andrew was also a postdoc there, around the same time as us, and we rapidly forged the good friendships that you’ve read about in a number of earlier posts linked from the previous link. [...]

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:59:14 +0000

Caroline,

Thanks for your comments. I’m pleased that you read the post. I wish the lecture series the greatest success, and I hope to see you soon.

Best Wishes,

-cvj

By: caroline chamblin

caroline chamblin — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:31:12 +0000

Clifford
Thank you for sharing the happenings at the Andrew Chamblin Memorial Symposium at Trinity College. You are right–it was Andrew’s favorite place, especially when surrounded by his friends. I think his spirit was probably there with you that night. It is strong, I know, and he would have made every effort to be there. Ed and I will be in Cambridge May 9, 2007 for the first Andrew Chamblin Endowed Lectureship, to be presented by Andrew’s great mentor, Professor Stephen Hawking. See you then.
Caroline

By: Clifford

Clifford — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 01:56:36 +0000

Excellent! Glad to hear it. Stay in touch.

-cvj

By: DSB

DSB — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:14:55 +0000

Clifford, just thought I’d say the white wine did the trick and no dry cleaning required…..

By: damtp_dweller

damtp_dweller — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:35:38 +0000

Cambridge, one of the few places in the world where a drunk can come up with a pithy, funny rejoinder involving string theory.