Eight New Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs Appointed at Perimeter Institute

Newswise — Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is pleased to announce the appointment of eight more outstanding international scientists as part of its Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs (DVRC) program. The new DVRCs are Matthew Fisher (Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics), Duncan Haldane (Princeton University), Theodore A. (Ted) Jacobson (University of Maryland, College Park), Peter Shor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Dam Thanh Son (University of Chicago), Andrew Strominger (Harvard University), Raman Sundrum (University of Maryland, College Park), and Zhenghan Wang (Microsoft Research Station Q). DVRCs make Perimeter their second research home, visiting the Institute for extended periods each year while retaining permanent positions at their home institutions. While at Perimeter - located in Ontario, Canada - they are full members of the Institute’s dynamic scientific community. In addition to conducting research and collaborating with colleagues, many contribute to the Institute’s educational outreach programs, lecture in the Perimeter Scholars International master’s training program, and organize and attend scientific conferences. Since Stephen Hawking was named as the first DVRC in November 2008, Perimeter has attracted more than 35 of the world’s leading physicists to the program. The Institute currently has 33 DVRCs from across the entire spectrum of theoretical physics, appointed to three-year renewable terms. Further details at: http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/node/87802/