RENOWNED PHYSICIST LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS
                        TO SPEAK AT QUARK MATTER 2001 CONFERENCE
            Acclaimed Author and Theorist to Lecture on Importance of Science
                        
                STONY BROOK, N.Y., December 19, 2000  

Krauss's lecture, "An Atom From Long Island," will take place on the first day of the
conference, Monday, January 15, at 8:00 PM at the Staller Center for the Arts on the
Stony Brook campus, providing an opportunity for the public to gain an appreciation for
science and its relevance to Long Island.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

Krauss, whose studies have included the early universe, the nature of dark matter,
general relativity, and neutrino astrophysics, is the author of several acclaimed
popular books including The Fifth Essence: The Search for Dark Matter in the Universe
(1989), which was named Astronomy Book of the Year by the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific, and Fear of Physics (1993), which has been translated into 12 languages.

His national best-seller The Physics of Star Trek (1995) sold over 200,000 copies and
was a selection of five major book clubs including the Book of the Month Club. It is
being translated into 13 languages and is the basis for a production by the BBC. A U.S.
television production, narrated by Krauss, also is planned. His most recent work is
Quintessence: The Mystery of the Missing Mass  (2000). In addition, Krauss has just
been named the winner of the prestigious Lillienthal Prize for 2001, awarded by the
American Physical Society for the most outstanding contribution to physics.
The Quark Matter 2001 Conference takes place from Monday, January 15 through Saturday,
January 20. For information, visit www.rhic.bnl.gov/qm2001/. Media wishing to register
may contact Karen McNulty Walsh at (631) 344-8350, kmcnulty@bnl.gov, or Mona S. Rowe at
(631) 344-5056, mrowe@bnl.gov.