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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsNathan Seiberg
Dates
September 22, 1956 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Seiberg, Nathan
Additional Forms of Names
Seiberg, Nathan, 1956-
Biography
Abstract
Nathan Seiberg is Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study (1997-present). Other institutional affiliations include Rutgers University and Weizmann Institute of Science. His research interests include string theory and quantum field theories.
Important Dates
September 22, 1956Birth, Tel Aviv (Israel).
1977Obtained BSc, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv (Israel).
1977 – 1982Military Service, Israel Defense Forces.
1982Obtained PhD in Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel).
1982 – 1985Member (1982-1985) and Long-Term Member (1984-1985), Institute for Advanced Study.
1985 – 1989Senior Scientist (1985-1986) and Associate Professor (1986-1989), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel).
1987 – 1989Long-Term Member, Institute for Advanced Study.
1989 – 1991Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel).
1989 – 1997Professor (1989-1990) and Professor II (1990-1997), Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.).
1994 – 1995Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Study.
1996Fellowship, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
1997 – presentProfessor, Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton (N.J.).
1998Awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, American Physical Society.
1998 – presentVisiting Lecturer, Princeton University.
2001Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2002 – 2005Member, Advisory Board, Kavli institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2008Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.)
Member; Long-Term Member; Visiting Member; and Professor.
Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel
Military Service.
Rutgers University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor and Professor II.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Obtained PhD in Physics (1982). Senior Scientist; Associate Professor; and Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Received 1998 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Fellowship.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Visiting Lecturer.
Universiṭat Tel-Aviv
Obtained BSc (1977).