All NewsSnapshotsNobel Prize Winner Mather Speaks on Big Bang, End of Time Olivia DrakeMay 4, 20113minJohn Mather, Nobel Prize Winner and Senior Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, delivered the 2011 Sturm Memorial Lecture April 26 in Daniel Family Commons. He spoke on the "History of the Universe in a Nutshell: From the Big Bang to Life and the End of Time." Mather was project scientist for NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, which measured the spectrum of the heat radiation from the Big Bang, discovered hot and cold spots in that radiation, and hunted for the first objects that formed after the great explosion. For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006. In memory of Kenneth E. Sturm, a Wesleyan alumnus, this annual event is held in the spring and is open to the public. (Photos by NamAnh Ta '12) Astronomy DepartmentSturm Memorial Lecture Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker