Norman Christ

Biography

Abstract

Norman Christ is a theoretical physicist and the Ephraim Gildor Professor of Physics at Columbia University. He researches non-perturbative phenomena in quantum chromodynamics. His other institutional affiliations include Princeton University and Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Important Dates

December 22, 1943Birth, Pittsburgh (Pa.).

1965Obtained BA, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).

1966Obtained PhD in Physics, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).

1966 – 1974Instructor to Associate Professor, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).

1974 – presentProfessor to Ephraim Gildor Professor of Physics (1974-present) and Chair, Department of Physics (1994-1999), Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).

Occupation

Theoretical physicist.

Places

Birth

Pittsburgh (Pa.)

Undergraduate Education

New York (N.Y.)

Graduate Education

New York (N.Y.)

Employment

Princeton (N.J.)

New York (N.Y.)

Subjects

Quantum chromodynamics.

Quantum field theory.

Theoretical physics.

Relationships

People

Advisors & Collaborators

Lee, T. D., 1926-

Ph.D. advisor at Columbia University, "Possible Tests of the Cst and Tst Invariance of Electromagnetic Phenomena."

Colleagues

Adelberger, Eric G.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Al'tshuler, B. L.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Bargmann, V. (Valentine), 1908-1989

Both employed at Princeton University.

Bleakney, Walker, 1901-1992

Both employed at Princeton University.

Callan, Curtis G.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Chaudhari, Praveen, 1937-

Both employed at Columbia University.

Cronin, James W., 1931-2016

Both employed at Princeton University.

Devons, Samuel

Both employed at Columbia University.

Dicke, Robert H. (Robert Henry)

Both employed at Princeton University.

Dunning, John R. (John Ray), 1907-1975

Both employed at Columbia University.

Feinberg, Gerald, 1933-

Both employed at Columbia University.

Fitch, Val L., 1923-2015

Both employed at Princeton University.

Foley, Henry Michael, 1917-1982

Both employed at Columbia University.

Freedman, Stuart J.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Goldberger, Marvin L.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Gross, David J. (David Jonathan)

Both employed at Princeton University.

Guth, Alan H.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Happer, William, 1939-

Both employed at Columbia University.

Hartle, J. B. (James B.)

Both employed at Princeton University.

Hopfield, John J.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Kahn, Steven Michael

Both employed at Columbia University.

Lederman, Leon M.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Luttinger, Joaquin M.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Millis, Andrew J.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Nagamiya, S. (Shoji)

Both employed at Columbia University.

Novick, Robert

Both employed at Columbia University.

Pinczuk, Aron

Both employed at Columbia University.

Pollock, Robert Elwood, 1936-

Both employed at Princeton University.

Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988

Both employed at Columbia University.

Rainwater, L. James (Leo James), 1917-1986

Both employed at Columbia University.

Ruderman, Malvin A.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Sachs, Allan M. (Allan Maxwell), 1921-1989

Both employed at Columbia University.

Schwartz, Melvin, 1932-2006

Both employed at Columbia University.

Schwarz, John H.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Sciulli, Frank J.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Serber, R. (Robert)

Both employed at Columbia University.

Shenstone, A. G. (Allen Goodrich)

Both employed at Princeton University.

Smyth, Henry De Wolf, 1898-1986

Both employed at Princeton University.

Störmer, Horst

Both employed at Columbia University.

Treiman, Sam B.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Weinberg, Erick J.

Both employed at Columbia University.

Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008

Both employed at Princeton University.

Wick, G. C. (Gian Carlo)

Both employed at Columbia University.

Wightman, A. S. (Arthur Strong), 1922-2013

Both employed at Princeton University.

Wigner, Eugene Paul, 1902-1995

Both employed at Princeton University.

Wilczek, Frank

Both employed at Princeton University.

Wilkinson, David T.

Both employed at Princeton University.

Wilson, Robert R., 1914-2000

Both employed at Columbia University.

Witherell, Michael S., 1949-

Both employed at Princeton University.

Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997

Both employed at Columbia University.

York, James W., Jr., 1939-

Both employed at Princeton University.

Institutions

Major Positions

Columbia University. Department of Physics

Obtained BA in 1965 and PhD (Physics) in 1966. Professor to Ephraim Gildor Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Physics.

Princeton University. Department of Physics

Instructor to Associate Professor.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

American Physical Society

JASON Defense Advisory Group

Resources