Meet a Nobel Laureate: Frank Wilczek Gives Public Lecture in Lund

What does it feel like to help shape our understanding of the universe – and still be searching for answers 50 years later? On Friday 5 September 2025, Lund University welcomes Professor Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2004), for a public lecture open to everyone.

A lifetime with quantum physics

Frank Wilczek is best known for discovering asymptotic freedom, a breakthrough that led to Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) – the modern theory describing how the 'strong force' binds together the particles inside atomic nuclei.

In his talk, titled My Life with Quantum Chromodynamics, he will take the audience on a journey through some of the greatest ideas in modern physics. From the hunt for the Higgs particle to the mysteries of dark matter and the ongoing search for axions, Wilczek will share stories from a lifetime at the scientific frontier.

'It’s been a 50-year love affair, still going strong,' he says of his research – one that continues to inspire new experiments and fresh ideas today.

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