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Robert C. Myers is a Canadian theoretical physicist who specializes in black holes, string theory and quantum entanglement. He is currently the Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Robert Myers | |
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Alma mater | University of Waterloo (undergrad) Princeton University (PhD) |
Known for | Myers-Perry metric |
Awards | CAP-CRM Prize (2005) Herzberg Medal (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | McGill University Perimeter Institute |
He did his undergraduate studies at University of Waterloo, gained his PhD at Princeton University, and was a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara.[citation needed]
For a time, Myers was a professor at McGill University.[citation needed]
In 2019, Myers was appointed Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[1][2] where he holds the BMO Financial Group Isaac Newton Chair in Theoretical Physics.[3] He served as Perimeter Institute's Faculty Chair from 2011 to 2018. He is also an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Waterloo.[4]
Myers' research concerns quantum fields and strings, and quantum gravity. His work focuses on foundational questions in quantum theory and gravity. His contributions span a broad range, from foundational quantum field theory to gravitational physics, black holes, and cosmology.
The Myers-Perry metric describes the higher-dimensional generalization of the Kerr metric.
Myers has also won the Canadian Association of Physicists' (CAP) Herzberg Medal in 1999 [5] and the 2005 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics[6] "for his outstanding contributions to theoretical physics, ranging from aspects in gravitational physics to foundational aspects of string theory."[7]
In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[8] He also won the CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal in 2012,[9] and he Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[10] He became University of Waterloo Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018.
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