Paul Goldbart
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University
Education history
- Ph.D., Physics, Imperial College, London (1985)
- Diploma, Mathematical Physics, Imperial College, London (1985)
- Master of Arts, Physics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University (1985)
- Master of Science in Physics, University of California, Los Angeles (1982)
- Bachelor of Arts, Physics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University (1981)
Top five honors, awards, or recognition
- Presidential Young Investigator, National Science Foundation (1991)
- Fellow, American Physical Society (2001)
- Arnold Nordsieck Award for Excellence in Teaching (2005)
- Fellow, U.K. Institute of Physics (2008)
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)
Most recent APS volunteer history
- Member-at-large, Division of Condensed Matter (DCMP) Executive Committee
Membership in other societies
- Member, Institute of Physics
- Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Other relevant experience
- Primary mentor to more than 30 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
- Broad research experience, numerous collaborations; key themes: soft matter, random solids, quantum entanglement and measurement, mesoscopic systems, geometric phases, nanosuperconductivity, ultracold atomic gases
- Founding director, Institute for Condensed Matter Theory and DOE multi-investigator program leader (Quantum Materials at the Nanoscale), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Chair, School of Physics, Georgia Tech
- Dean, College of Sciences, Georgia Tech
- Dean, College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
- Provost, Stony Brook University
- Member, Board of Directors, Brookhaven Science Associates (which manages BNL on behalf of the Department of Energy)