HALTalk: On an Unpaved Road—From Physics to Filmmaking

HALTalk events made possible by the Bethlen Gábor Foundation.

This talk takes you on a journey through a non-traditional career: researching properties of matter in the early universe as a theoretical physicist, teaching and looking at physics through its intersectionality with the arts as a professor at Pratt and Yale, and showcasing the human element in science as a documentary filmmaker. Expect entertaining communication across mediums, disciplines, and cultures, infused with advocacy for a more inclusive science.

Dr. Ágnes Mócsy is a Transylvanian Hungarian - American theoretical physicist, professor, and documentary filmmaker. Currently, she is on leave from her position as Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and is a Visiting Professor at the Facility of Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University, where she is Director and Producer of “Rare Connections”, her upcoming feature documentary film.

Ágnes is a Fellow of the American Physical Society,…