Kellogg Stelle Memorial

Thursday 26 Mar 2026, 09:00 → 22:00 Europe/London

Huxley 308 (Imperial College London)

Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics (Imperial College London), Claudia de Rham, Michael Duff (Imperial College London), Jerome Gauntlett (Imperial College London), Chris M Hull (Imperial College), Antoine van Proeyen (Leuven), Daniel Waldram (Imperial College London)

The Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics at Imperial is hosting a one-day meeting on Thursday 26 March 2026 to celebrate the scientific life and legacy of Kelly Stelle.

Kelly was a truly remarkable man, a brilliant scientist and a wonderful human being. His kindness, intellectual curiosity, mischievous sense of humour and love of life inspired all who knew him. The meeting will bring together family members, colleagues, friends and former students to share scientific talks and personal memories.

Confirmed Speakers, On-line Contributions and Chairs include: 

• Irina Aref'eva
• Eric Bergshoeff
• Zvi Bern
• Mirjam Cvetic
• Anne-Christine Davis
• Mike Duff
• Chris Hull
• Evgeny Ivanov
• Jean-Luc Lehners
• Andre Lukas
• Hermann Nicolai
• Bengt Nilsson
• Burt Ovrut
• Toine van Proeyen
• Ergin Sezgin 
• Paul Townsend
• Peter West

Further speakers will be announced once confirmed.

We kindly ask anyone interested in attending the event (in person or remotely) to register asap. You should be able to register without emailing us but please try Google Chrome if you are experiencing difficulties. Please contact salamcentre@imperial.ac.uk for any other queries. 

A dinner will be organised at a nearby venue following the event. As seating will be limited, please indicate on the registration form if you would like to join the dinner (a contribution towards the dinner expenses will be requested at a later date).

 

Share your memories of Kelly

09:00 → 09:50 Tea Coffee: Tea/Coffee

09:50 → 10:00 Welcome

Speaker: Claudia de Rham

10:00 → 10:05 Recollections from Chair - Chris Hull

Speaker: Chris M Hull (Imperial College)

10:05 → 10:35 Paul Townsend

Speaker: Prof. Paul Townsend

10:35 → 11:05 Eric Bergshoeff

Speaker: Eric Bergshoeff

11:05 → 11:10 Mike Duff

Speaker: Michael Duff (Imperial College London)

11:10 → 11:40 Tea & Coffee

11:40 → 11:45 Recollections from Chair - Anne Davis

Speaker: Anne Davis

11:45 → 12:15 Jean-Luc Lehners

Speaker: Jean-Luc Lehners

12:15 → 12:45 Burt Ovrut

Speaker: Burt Ovrut (University of Pennsylvania)

12:45 → 14:15 Lunch

14:15 → 14:20 Recollections from Chair Andre Lukas

Speaker: Andre Lukas (U)

14:20 → 14:50 Mirjam Cvetic

Speaker: Mirjam Cvetic (University of Pennsylvania)

14:50 → 15:20 Peter West

Speaker: Peter West

15:20 → 15:50 Tea & Coffee

15:50 → 15:55 Recollections from Chair Bengt Nilsson

Speaker: Bengt Nilsson

15:55 → 16:25 Toine Van Proeyen

Speaker: Antoine Van Proeyen (KU Leuven)

16:25 → 17:00 Session 1: Remote contributions

Conveners: Ergin Sezgin, Evgeny Ivanov, Hermann Nicolai (II. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik), Zvi Bern (University of California Los Angeles (US))

16:30 Hermann Nicolai

Speaker: Hermann Nicolai (II. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik)

16:37 Zvi Bern

Speaker: Zvi Bern (University of California Los Angeles (US))

16:45 Ergin Sezgin

Speaker: Ergin Sezgin

16:53 Evgeny Ivanov

Speaker: Evgeny Ivanov

18:45 → 22:00 Dinner - for those that registered

Following the conference, there will be a dinner from 18:45 at Ognisko,
(seats limited to those that registered to the dinner).