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Archival as AuthorPublished as AuthorRobert M. Wald
Dates
June 29, 1947 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Wald, Robert M.
Additional Forms of Names
Wald, Robert M., 1947-
Biography
Abstract
Robert Wald is Charles H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago (2002-present). His research interests include classical general relativity, cosmology, and quantum phenomena related to gravity.
Important Dates
June 29, 1947Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1968Obtained AB, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1972Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1972 – 1974Research Associate in Physics, University of Maryland.
1974 – presentResearch Associate (1974-1976); Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics (1976-1985); Professor of Physics (1985-2002); and Charles H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Physics (2002-present), University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1996Fellow, American Physical Society.
1998 – 2001Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2000Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2001Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Theoretical physicist.
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Advisors & Collaborators
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008
PhD advisor at Princeton University, "Nonspherical Gravitational Collapse and Black Hole Uniqueness."
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
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Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
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Both employed at University of Chicago.
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Both employed at University of Chicago.
Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Additional
Institutions
Major Positions
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Research Associate; Assistant Professor to Associate Professor; Professor of Physics; and Charles H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Physics.
University of Maryland at College Park. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Research Associate in Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Fellow.
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1968).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1972).
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Theoretical Physics
Member, Advisory Board.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Gravity Research Foundation essays and abstracts, 1949-2016.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Kip Thorne interviews conducted for his book "Black Holes and Time Warps," 1980-1989.
Institute Archives
California Institute of Technology
1201 East California Blvd. (Mail Code 015A-74), Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Published Resources
Author
Black holes and relativistic stars / edited by Robert M. Wald.
General relativity / Robert M. Wald.
Quantum field theory in curved spacetime and black hole thermodynamics / Robert M. Wald.