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Christopher Stubbs

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Dates

March 12, 1958 – present

Authorized Form of Name

Stubbs, Christopher

Biography

Abstract

Christopher Stubbs is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Harvard University (2003-present). Other institutional affiliations include University of California, Santa Barbara, and University of Washington. His research interests include particle physics, cosmology, and gravitation.

Important Dates

March 12, 1958Birth, Frankfurt am Main (Germany).

1981Obtained BSc in Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Va.).

1988Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Washington, Seattle (Wash.).

1988 – 1991Center Fellow, Center for Particle Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley.

1991 – 1994Assistant to Associate Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.

1994 – 2003Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1994-1998) and Professor of Physics and Astronomy (1998-2003), University of Washington, Seattle (Wash.).

2003 – presentProfessor of Physics and Astronomy (2003-present) and Chair, Department of Physics (2007-2010), Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).

Occupation

Experimental physicist.

Places

Birth

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Undergraduate Education

Charlottesville (Va.)

Graduate Education

Seattle (Wash.)

Employment

Seattle (Wash.)

Cambridge (Mass.)

Subjects

Cosmology.

Dark matter (Astronomy).

Gravity.

Relationships

People

Advisors & Collaborators

Adelberger, Eric G.

PhD advisor at University of Washington, and both employed at University of Washington.

Colleagues

Ahlers, G. (Günter)

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Awschalom, D. (David)

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Bardeen, James Maxwell, 1939-

Both employed at University of Washington.

Bertsch, George F.

Both employed at University of Washington.

Bialek, William S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Bloembergen, N.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Chamberlain, O. (Owen)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chemla, D. S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chew, Geoffrey F.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Clarke, John, 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Clauser, John F. (John Francis), 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Cohen, Marvin L.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Coleman, Sidney, 1937-2007

Both employed at Harvard University.

Commins, Eugene D.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Dalgarno, A.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Dash, J. G., 1923-

Both employed at University of Washington.

Davis, J. C. Séamus

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Dehmelt, Hans

Both employed at University of Washington.

Falcone, Roger W.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Falicov, L. M. (Leopoldo Maximo), 1933-1995

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Fortson, E. Norval

Both employed at University of Washington.

Freedman, Stuart J.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Gabrielse, Gerald

Both employed at Harvard University.

Gaillard, Mary K.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Georgi, Howard

Both employed at Harvard University.

Glaser, D. A.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Glauber, Roy J., 1925-

Both employed at Harvard University.

Goldhaber, Gerson

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Hahn, E. L. (Erwin Louis), 1921-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Halperin, Bertrand I.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Hartle, J. B. (James B.)

Both employed at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Haxton, Wick C.

Both employed at University of Washington.

Heeger, Alan J.

Both employed at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Helmholz, August Carl, 1915-2003

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Henley, Ernest M.

Both employed at University of Washington.

Holdren, John P.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Horowitz, Gary T., 1955-

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Huth, John Edward

Both employed at Harvard University.

Jackson, John David, 1925-2016

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jeffries, C. D., 1922-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kahn, Steven Michael

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kittel, Charles

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kohn, Walter, 1923-2016

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Lange, Andrew

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Langer, James S.

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Louie, Steven G., 1949-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Mandelstam, Stanley

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

McKee, Christopher, 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Murray, Cherry Ann

Both employed at Harvard University.

Nelson, Ann E. (Ann Elizabeth)

Both employed at University of Washington.

Nelson, David R., 1951-

Both employed at Harvard University.

Peale, Stanton Jerrold

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Perlmutter, Saul

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Polchinski, Joseph Gerard

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Pound, Robert V.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Price, Paul Buford

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Ramsey, Norman, 1915-2011

Both employed at Harvard University.

Randall, Lisa

Both employed at Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley.

Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1923-2000

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Richards, Paul L. (Paul Linford)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Robertson, R. G. Hamish, 1943-

Both employed at University of Washington.

Scalapino, Douglas J.

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Schmidt, Brian, 1967-

Member of the High-z Supernova Search Team.

Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Segrè, Emilio

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shapiro, Marjorie

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shen, Y. R.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Smoot, George

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Steiner, Herbert M.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Strominger, Andrew Eben

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara and Harvard University.

Thomas, Gareth, 1932-2014

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Thouless, D. J.

Both employed at University of Washington.

Tinkham, Michael

Both employed at Harvard University.

Townes, Charles H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Trilling, George H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Vafa, Cumrun

Both employed at Harvard University.

Weitz, David A.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Witherell, Michael S., 1949-

Both employed at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Wu, Tai Tsun

Both employed at Harvard University.

Institutions

Major Positions

Harvard University. Department of Astronomy

Professor of Astronomy.

Harvard University. Department of Physics

Department Chair and Professor of Physics.

University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Physics

Assistant to Associate Professor of Physics.

University of Washington. Department of Astronomy

Associate Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Astronomy.

University of Washington. Department of Physics

Obtained PhD (1988). Associate Professor of Physics and Professor of Physics.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

University of California, Berkeley. Department of Astronomy

Center Fellow, Center for Particle Astrophysics.

University of Virginia. Department of Physics

Obtained BSc (1981).

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