Institute of Advanced Studies

Our Professors-at-Large initiative enables people who have achieved intellectual distinction to visit the university and roam widely across disciplines and the intellectual life of the campus community.

The program aims to attract eminent visitors to the University on a regular and coordinated basis. Professors-at-large are not necessarily academics, they may also be writers, public intellectuals and artists.Tasks include presenting public lectures and advanced seminars, and consultations with scholars and students.

Professors-at-Large 2009

• Professor Derek Elsworth
  Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and the Center for Geomechanics, Geofluids, and Geohazards, Penn State University
• Professor Ken Freeman
  Duffield Professor and E3 Distinguished Professor
  Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Australian National University
• Professor Sylvester James Gates
  John S. Toll Professor, Director of Center for String and Particle Theory, University of Maryland
• Professor Michael Huston
  Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos
• Professor Eric Meslin
  Director, Center for Bioethics and Assistant Dean, Biology, Indiana University
  Public Lecture: 12 May 2009: The Ethics of Science Policy in the Post-Genomic World: Broadening the Discussion
  Masterclass: 7 May 2009: Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications in Human Health: Scientific, Technical, and Bioethical Issues