The 2026 Millis Lecture at Case Western Reserve University will be presented by theoretical physicist, Claudia de Rham, based at Imperial College London. The recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the 2020 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists, she is ranked among the most influential researchers in fundamental physics of the past decade.
An aspiring astronaut whose opportunity to go into space was unexpectedly snatched away from her, de Rham has instead played with gravity as a diver, a pilot and 鈥� above all 鈥� an award-winning researcher who, in redirecting her energy towards physics, made a breakthrough at the very frontiers of gravitational science. In her book, , de Rham tells her fascinating personal story of her quest to gain intimacy with gravity.
The lecture will be held on Tuesday, My 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM as part of the Think Forum series.
Previous speakers included author Kevin Roose in 2025, award-winning technology columnist for The New York Times and the bestselling author of three books: his most recent is Futureproof, a guide to surviving the technological future, Young Money, and The Unlikely Disciple.