Stephen Barr

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Stephen Barr
Born
Stephen Matthew Barr

(1953-11-28) November 28, 1953 (age 70)
Alma mater
PhD)
SpouseKathleen Whitney
Children5
Parent(s)Donald Barr
Mary Margaret Ahern
RelativesWilliam Barr (brother)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical particle physics and cosmology
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
ThesisNatural approximate lepton symmetries (1978)
Doctoral advisorAnthony Zee
Websitestephenmbarr.weebly.com

Stephen Matthew Barr[1] (born November 28, 1953) is an American physicist who is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Delaware.[2] A member of its Bartol Research Institute, Barr does research in theoretical particle physics and cosmology. In 2011, he was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, the citation reading "for original contributions to grand unified theories, CP violation, and baryogenesis."[3]

Career

His notable work includes co-discovering the much studied

basic particles such as the electron and neutron in many theories, and proposing the so-called Nelson–Barr mechanism as a solution to the strong CP problem
. He is the author of the article on "Grand Unified Theories" for the Encyclopedia of Physics.

Barr received his PhD in theoretical particle physics from Princeton University in 1978. Princeton awarded him the Charlotte Elizabeth Proctor Fellowship "for distinguished research." He went on to do research at the University of Pennsylvania as a post-doctoral fellow (1978–80), the University of Washington as a research assistant professor (1980–85), and Brookhaven National Laboratory as an associate scientist (1985–87), before joining the faculty of the University of Delaware in 1987. He was elected director of the Bartol Research Institute of the University of Delaware in 2011.

Barr, a practicing Catholic,

Benemerenti Medal by Pope Benedict XVI. In 2010 he was elected a member of the Academy of Catholic Theology. He is also president of the Society of Catholic Scientists.[6]

Personal life

He is married to Kathleen Whitney Barr. They have five children.

Barr is the younger brother of

Columbia College in 1974.[7]

Publications

Articles

Stephen M. Barr, (2023) Contrary to Popular Belief: The Catholic Church Has No Quarrel With Evolution and Never Condemned It.[11]

See also

  • List of science and religion scholars

References

  1. ^ "Nuclear and High-Energy Physics". Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports. 17 (1). National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 392. January 8, 1979.
  2. ^ "Stephen Barr, Professor Emeritus". University of Delaware. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Stephen M. Barr". hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Stephen M. Barr's Personal Website".
  5. ^ "Stephen M. Barr | Authors". First Things. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Our Leadership". www.catholicscientists.org. Society of Catholic Scientists. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Obituaries". Columbia College Today. May 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  8. ISSN 0021-1753
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  9. ISSN 1936-6434
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  10. S2CID 148218846
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  11. ^ Barr, Stephen M. (October 5, 2023). "Contrary to Popular Belief: The Catholic Church Has No Quarrel With Evolution and Never Condemned It". Church Life Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

External links

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