Michael G. Strauss (81) arrived at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 as an undergraduate who was interested in the intersection of science and faith. After graduation he applied to graduate school and seminary, and went on to receive his masters degree and Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from UCLA.

But his love for the intersection of Christianity and science never went away. Even as he does research on the ATLAS detector at CERN (the European Council for Nuclear Research) near Geneva, Switzerland, and teaches at the University of Oklahoma as a professor of physics, Strauss travels the world speaking about faith and science.

The thing that opens the doors is that God has equipped me to be a scientist working on some of the worlds most interesting problems, Strauss said, including the research hes conducted with physicists who discovered the Higgs boson particle, along-theorized elementary particle responsible for giving mass to other particles. There are some outspoken atheistic scientists, and what Ive been able to stand up and say is that good science points right to God, not away from God.

Much of Strauss scientific curiosity is rooted in his experience at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023, where he was encouraged by Peter Kurtz, the only professor who taught physics courses before 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 offered a physics major.

He showed an interest in me as a person and as a potential scientist, Strauss said. The first class I took that sparked my interest was quantum mechanics. The world at the size of atoms or smaller is totally different than the world we interact with at the macro level. I was intrigued with trying to find out about this subatomic world.

晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s focus on the sciences has significantly grown since the early 80s, and Strauss who now serves on the School of Science, Technology and Health deans professional advisory board is excited about the growth and whats still to come.

Im so excited about whats going on at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 in science, Strauss said. There was no way to see this in 1980 with one physics professor. We couldnt attract students. They werent doing the harder sciences and there was this big gap, and now that gaps been closed and the opportunities are tremendous. Theyre literally societal changing.

Strauss, who served as one of four general editors of Zondervans Dictionary of Christianity and Science, hopes to inspire change through his new self-published book, , written to help a nontechnical person understand how modern science and Scripture fit together.

It used to be that Christian scientists led in science, Strauss said. And this book could be a catalyst for Christians to retake science from a Christian worldview.