Jim Hartle made major contributions to our understanding of relativistic stars, black holes, and cosmology. Most of his career, however, was devoted to studying the universe as a quantum system. As a result, he was known as the father of quantum cosmology. His contributions include the “Hartle-Hawking vacuum” for matter fields outside a black hole, and the “Hartle-Hawking no-boundary wave function” for cosmology. This conference will pay tribute to Jim’s scientific career and honor his legacy.
The confirmed speakers include: