[March 1, 2013] On February 22,
more than 100 from the UNT and TWU community attended the lecture given by Dr. Jim Tour (Chemistry, Rice University) on “Nanotechnology and Jesus Christ.”
Tour explained developments in the past 10 years in the field of nanotechnology, including the creation of the “Z-car” as the world’s first nano-car [pictured above]. Tour is among the top 10 most-cited chemists in the field of nanotechnology.
He also talked about his Christian faith: “I’m not here to preach to you today. And I’m not a philosopher or theologian, so if you bring up different people or theories, I probably haven’t even heard of them. I’m here to tell you my story.” He then began by narrating events starting with his high school and early college years.
During the Q&A at the conclusion of his lecture, Tour discussed ranging from changing an academic major, to creation-evolution, and to questions about particular advances in conductivity of his nano materials.
Several of the Christian faculty commented on Dr. Tour’s open acknowledgment of his faith in Christ on his website.
Tour gave a similar lecture as part of the Veritas Forum series at Georgia Tech, and you can watch the recording here.