Sylvester James Gates
Sylvester James Gates Jr. | |
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| Born | December 15, 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD) |
| Known for | Contributions to Supersymmetry, Supergravity and Superstring Theory Superspace Supersymmetry nonrenormalization theorems Superconformal algebra Bihermitian manifolds Mirror symmetry (string theory) Adinkra symbols |
| Awards | Klopsteg Memorial Award (2003) National Medal of Science (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Maryland, College Park Brown University |
| Doctoral advisor | James E. Young |
Sylvester James Gates Jr. (born December 15, 1950), known as S. James Gates Jr. or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist. He works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory.
He retired from the physics department at the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences in 2017.[2]
He is the Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director, the Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, Affiliate Professor of Mathematics, and Watson Institute for International Studies & Public Affairs Faculty Fellow at Brown University.[3]
He was a University of Maryland Regents Professor and was on former President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ CV
- ↑ Sickles, Kate. "Gates, Sylvester - UMD Physics". Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Welcoming Jim Gates, our new Ford Foundation Professor of Physics | Physics | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ↑ "UMD PCAST announcement". University of Maryland. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
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