Herb York Memorial Lecture
Dr. Irwin Jacobs, co-founder and former CEO of Qualcomm, will speak on “The Relationship Between Research Universities, Industry, and Innovation.” He will provide insights on his success in turning Qualcomm into one of the global leaders of the information technology age and the enabling factors, especially the role of UC San Diego, which led to this success.
The annual event is sponsored by the York family and honors Dr. Herbert York. A distinguished nuclear physicist and Manhattan Project participant, Dr. York was the founding chancellor of UC San Diego, first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, first chief scientist of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as well as the founding director of IGCC.
In the JR Beyster Auditorium. Light refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. The lecture begins at 4:30 p.m. Info: [email protected].