November 10, 2023, Stanford University Physics Department. Stanley G. Wojcicki was an experimental particle physicist who in the 1960s took part in the explosive phase of the field, when many new particles were discovered and the structure of the Standard Model of elementary particles was established. In much more recent times, Stan played an essential role in modern neutrino oscillation experiments using high energy beams.
The Robert Hofstadter Memorial lectures were established in 1993 by the Stanford Physics Department. The lectures traditionally focus on one or more of the four main areas of physics that the late Prof. Hofstadter pursued in his career: high-energy particle physics, high-energy astrophysics, particle detectors and medical physics. Each year, an eminent speaker is invited to give an evening lecture followed by an afternoon colloquium.