Gross, D. (David Jonathan)
Oral history interview with David Gross, 2020 June 15, July 8, July 29, Aug 19, Sept 8.
Interview with David Gross, Chancellors Chair Professor of Physics at University of California in Santa Barbara and a permanent member of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics (KITP). Gross begins by describing his childhood in Arlington, Virginia and his familys later move to Israel. This led to his decision to enroll at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for his undergraduate studies in physics and mathematics. Gross recalls his acceptance at Berkeley for his graduate studies, where Geoffrey Chew became his advisor. He explains his early interests in strong interactions, quantum field theory, and S-matrix theory. Gross then describes taking a fellowship at Harvard after completing his PhD, where he recalls his early involvement in string theory. He speaks about his subsequent move to join the faculty at Princeton, as well as his introduction to Frank Wilczek, one of his first graduate students with whom he later shared the Nobel Prize. Gross takes us through the discovery of asymptotic freedom, the development of quantum chromodynamics, and the impact these had on the Standard Model. He discusses his decision to leave Princeton for UCSB, where he focused on growing the KITP and securing funding. Gross describes how his research interests have shifted over the years across topics such as confinement, quantum gravity, and more recently back to string theory. Toward the end of the interview, Gross speaks about his work to develop institutes similar to KITP in other countries, as well as his term as President of the American Physical Society in 2019.
David Gross is Chancellors Chair Professor of Physics at University of California in Santa Barbara and a permanent member of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics (KITP). He completed his graduate studies at University of California Berkeley and taught at Princeton before moving to UCSB. Gross was a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2004 and served as President of the American Physical Society in 2019.
Chew, Geoffrey F.
Coleman, Sidney, 1937-2007
Glashow, Sheldon L.
Gross, D. (David Jonathan)
Racah, G. (Giulio), 1909-1965
Schwinger, Julian, 1918-1994
Strominger, Andrew Eben
Weinberg, Steven, 1933-
Wilczek, Frank.
Wilson, Kenneth G. (Kenneth Geddes), 1936-2013
Witten, E.
American Physical Society
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Harvard University.
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Asymptotic symmetry (Physics)
Nobel Prize winners
Quantum chromodynamics
Quantum field theory
Quantum gravity
Quark models -- Congresses.
Regge poles.
Renormalization (Physics)
S-matrix theory
String models.
Strong interactions (Nuclear physics)
Superconducting Super Collider
Symmetry (Physics)
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Zierler, David, 1979- interviewer.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA