Events

26-28/06/2025

Museo della Natura e dell’Uomo / Padova (Italy)

International and Interdisciplinary Colloquium “Science and Poetry in the Panhispanic World”

Crystalline Poetry: The Impact of the Crystal Concept on Poetry

Professor Garcia-Ruiz delves into how the concept of the crystal — its structure, clarity, fractures, and physical symbolism — has influenced poetic creation. Through an interdisciplinary lens, he connects crystallography and the physics of crystals with literary imagery and metaphor, showing how scientific concepts can enrich poetic expression and imagination.

🗓️ Friday, June 27 – Afternoon Session

Venue: Museum of Nature and Humankind (Corso Garibaldi 39, Padua)
Session: Fifth Plenary Session, chaired by Gilberto Artioli (University of Padua)

Agenda of the colloquium

Upcoming Events

07/05/2026

La Orotava, Tenerife

Juan Manuel García-Ruiz participa en las jornadas “El origen de la vida” en La Orotava

Conferencia de Juan Manuel García-Ruiz sobre el papel de la sílice en el origen de la vida, dentro de las jornadas “El origen de la vida”.

08/04/2026

CIC Cartuja, Sevilla

La tierra que acunó la vida: el papel de la sílice

Professor Ikerbasque Juan Manuel García-Ruiz (Donostia International Physics Center) will give a lecture titled “The Earth that Cradled Life: The Role of Silica” at 7:00pm at the Archaeological and Paleontological Museum of the Community of Madrid (MARPA)