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Saturday, February 28, 2026
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Thomas Tull Music Hall
201 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Thomas Tull Music Hall
201 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Preliminary Program (in progress)
Musical Prelude
10:00am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nergis Mavalvala
Dean, School of Science, MIT
Tribute Video
Tribute Video
Kai Staats
Kai Staats
Scientist & Filmmaker
MIT Leadership
MIT Leadership
Sally Kornbluth (message)
President, MIT
Rafael Reif
President Emeritus, MIT
Contributions
Contributions
Weiss family member
John Mather
Senior Astrophysicist, NASA GODDARD
Richard Benford and Dirk Muehlner
Weiss family member
Musical Interlude
Sylvia Biscoveanu, Violin
Contributions
Contributions
Kip Thorne
Professor Emeritus, CALTECH
Peter Saulson
Professor Emeritus, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
LIGO-MIT group representatives
Weiss family member
Musical Postlude
12:00 pm
REFRESHEMENTS, Tull Music Hall Lobby
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