Topics to be covered

In 27 May 2025, scientists from Boğaziçi, METU and OSTIMTECH will hold a one-day symposium to celebrate the life and career of Feza Gürsey. After Murat Yülek’s openning speech, who used to have close relation with Gürsey’s family, Feza Gürsey’s student Itzhak Bars from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, will give a talk on one of his papers collobrated with Feza Gürsey. Later on, the symposium will continue with talks on foremost topics in theoretical particle physics and mathematical physics such as (quantum) gravity, quantum field theories, astrophysics and cosmology. The symposium also contains reminiscences from students, friends,  and colleagues, displaying Feza Gürsey’s intense effect on colleagues as an extraordinary physicist and human being.