A Symposium to Honor Edward N. Lorenz

The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences presented a symposium in honor of our late friend and colleague Professor Edward Lorenz on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 136 Irving Street, Cambridge. The event featured scientific talks by three prominent colleagues of Dr. Lorenz, personal reminiscences by friends and colleagues, and an afternoon concert.

"A Lorenzian Perspective on Weather and Climate Prediction: Towards the Probabilistic Earth-System Model"
Dr. Timothy N. Palmer, European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts

"Ed Lorenz's Contributions to our Understanding of the General Circulation"
Professor Richard S. Lindzen, MIT

"Edward Lorenz and Chaotic Dynamics"
Professor Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, Rockefeller University

Personal Reminiscences

Concert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op.100/D.929, Franz Schubert
MIT Chamber Music Society
Xiaoming Sherman Jia, violin
Sunny S. Wicks, cello
Vincent Chi-Kwan Cheung, piano

Lorenz Symposium morning segment:
http://web.mit.edu/smcs/lorenz/lorenz-AM-13sep2008-384k.asx

Lorenz Symposium afternoon segment:
http://web.mit.edu/smcs/lorenz/lorenz-PM-13sep2008-384k.asx

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Edward Lorenz's Publications