Neil Turok
Neil Turok Maxwell Medal and Prize (1992) | |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Cosmology |
Institutions | University of Edinburgh Princeton University University of Cambridge Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics |
Thesis | Strings and Solitons in Gauge Theories[1] (1983) |
Doctoral advisor | David Olive |
Neil Geoffrey Turok
Early life and career
Turok was born on 16 November 1958
Research and other contributions
Turok has worked in a number of areas of mathematical physics and early universe physics, focusing on observational tests of fundamental physics in
Turok and collaborators developed the theory of open inflation. With
Together with Justin Khoury, Burt Ovrut and Paul Steinhardt, Turok introduced the notion of the
In 2003, Turok founded the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Muizenberg, a postgraduate educational centre supporting the development of mathematics and science across the African continent.[10]
Awards and honours
He was awarded the 2008 TED Prize for his work in mathematical physics and in establishing the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Muizenberg.[11] He also received a "Most Innovative People Award," for Social Innovation, at the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) in 2008.[12]
On 9 May 2008, Mike Lazaridis announced that Turok would become the new Executive Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics starting on 1 October 2008.
In 2010 Turok received a prize from the
On 3 November 2011, Turok was selected to deliver the Massey Lectures for the 2012 season.[16] This involves five separate lectures to be delivered in various locations across Canada in October 2012, aired on CBC's Ideas shortly thereafter.[17]
Turok received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2012.[18]
In 2012 Turok was the recipient of the Lane Anderson Award for his book The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos.[19]
Turok was awarded the honorary degrees of Doctor of Science, honoris causa from UCLouvain (4 February 2019), Saint Mary's University (16 May 2014),[20] the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (9 April 2014)[21] and Stellenbosch University (26 March 2015).[14]
Turok was awarded the 2016 John Torrence Tate Award at the 2016 SPS Quadrennial Congress in San Francisco.[22]
References
- ^ Neil Turok at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Neil TUROK - Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics".
- ^ a b "Perimeter Institute Director Emeritus Biography". Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ISBN 1868421767.
- ^ "Neil Turok, the Inaugural Higgs Chair of Theoretical Physics, brings in new focus on the quantum universe".
- ^ "Dark Energy Almost 100 Percent Proven". 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- S2CID 374628.
- ISBN 978-0-7538-2442-9.
- ^ "House of Anansi: The Universe Within". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- S2CID 205065526.
- ^ "TED Blog: Announcing 2008 TED Prize Winners". 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ "World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship". 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Learning World: Dancing into the Future". www.wise-qatar.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b "SAMS Award for Profs Hahne and Turok". Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "190th University of Ottawa Convocation: Exceptional students and outstanding personalities honoured". 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "The 2012 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos". 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "You don't understand quantum theory? Neil Turok will help you". 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Higgs Boson Scientist Awarded Heriot-Watt honorary degree". Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Past Winners and Finalists". Lane Anderson Award. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Five Exemplary Leaders to Receive Honorary Degrees from Saint Mary's University". smu.ca. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Acclaimed physicist to receive honorary doctorate from NMMU". Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Cosmologist Neil Turok wins 2016 Tate Medal for International Leadership in Physics". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links
- Neil Turok's home page
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- http://news.nmmu.ac.za/News/Acclaimed-physicist-to-receive-honorary-doctorate Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Interviewed by Tina Kosir on 19 February 2008 (video)
- Interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 27 April 2017 (video)