Thomas Felix Rosenbaum

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Thomas Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum in 2015
8th President of the California Institute of Technology
Assumed office
July 1, 2014
Preceded byJean-Lou Chameau
Personal details
Born
Thomas Felix Rosenbaum

(1955-02-20) February 20, 1955 (age 69)
Spouse
Bell Laboratories
Thomas J. Watson Research Center
University of Chicago
California Institute of Technology
ThesisCoulomb Interactions and Localization in a Disordered System (1982)
Doctoral advisorGordon Thomas
Doctoral studentsDeborah S. Jin

Thomas Felix Rosenbaum (born February 20, 1955) is an American condensed matter physicist, professor of physics, and the current president of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).[1] Previously, Rosenbaum served as a faculty member and Provost of the University of Chicago. He has also served as the vice president for research at Argonne National Laboratory.[2][3]

As president of Caltech, Rosenbaum has advanced the institution's commitment to scientific research and education through the initiation of numerous innovative programs and institutes.[4] His contributions range from boosting diversity in STEM through fellowships and research funding opportunities, to establishing a number of initiatives through the largest campaigns in Caltech's history.[5]

Early life and education

Rosenbaum grew up in

Westinghouse Science Talent Search.[8][9] He received his bachelor's degree in physics with honors from Harvard University in 1977. He then went on to work with Professor Gordon A. Thomas at Princeton University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1982.[10]

Career

Thomas Rosenbaum speaks at the convocation for graduate students at The University of Chicago in 2010.

Rosenbaum conducted research at

Caltech on or about July 1, 2014. Rosenbaum was formally inaugurated into the office on October 24, 2014.[citation needed
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Research

Rosenbaum is an expert on the

heavy fermion compounds.[17] Rosenbaum’s experiments on magnets involve controllable tuning of quantum fluctuations in both ordered and disordered systems.[18][19] He is interested in the macroscopic manifestations of quantum mechanics[20] and harnessing disorder to craft a material’s electrical, magnetic, and optical response.[21]

Initiatives

Rosenbaum delivering an address at Caltech in 2017

In Rosenbaum's tenure as president of Caltech, more new initiatives were implemented at the institute than under any previous presidential administration.[6] Under Rosenbaum's leadership, Caltech launched the Resnick Sustainability Institute, the Bioscience Initiative, the Chen Neuroscience Institute, the Rothenberg Innovation Initiative, and the Merkin Translational Institute, among others.[22] More recently, Rosenbaum launched the Hurt Scholars Program and the Initiative for Caltech's Students, reinforcing academic excellence and student development.[23][24] He also spurred transformational work in seismology at Caltech and advanced research initiatives at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).[6]

Alongside his wife, materials scientist Katherine Faber, Rosenbaum has been instrumental in establishing numerous graduate fellowships and research funding opportunities. Among their most notable contributions is the $100,000 graduate research fellowship they initiated at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering in 2014.[25] This fellowship, designed to enhance the representation of women in STEM fields, offers summer research support to graduate students and diversity in the sciences.

Rosenbaum and Faber also established the Guy Rindone Graduate Research Fund which aims to facilitate graduate students' selection of research topics and contributing to the breadth of a student's educational journey.[26] Their philanthropic work continued with their significant contribution to the Gordon and Betty Moore Graduate Fellowship Match at Caltech in 2017.[27] Following this, they initiated the Rosenbaum-Faber Family Graduate Fellowship. This fellowship underscores Rosenbaum's dedication to academic freedom, providing graduate students the flexibility to potentially adjust their research paths based on unforeseen results.

Personal life

Rosenbaum is married to materials scientist and expert in ceramic engineering and mechanical behavior, Katherine T. Faber. Together, they have two sons, Daniel and Michael. Apart from science and academia, Rosenbaum is an avid basketball player and has a deep appreciation for the arts, particularly theater, a passion he shares with his wife. Rosenbaum is of Jewish heritage.[28]

Honors

His honors include an

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, and the William McMillan Award for "outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics". Rosenbaum is an elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Felix Rosenbaum". Los Angeles Business Journal. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. ^ "About President Rosenbaum | Caltech". The California Institute of Technology.
  3. ^ "About President Rosenbaum". Office of the President. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  4. ^ "Caltech Campaign Raises $3.4 Billion – Pasadena Now". www.pasadenanow.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  5. ^ Nietzel, Michael T. "CalTech's Capital Campaign Raises A Record $3.4 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  6. ^ a b c "Episode 7 Transcript: A Formula for Success". The Lonely Idea Podcast. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  7. ^ "Q&A with Dr. Rosenbaum". Caltech Magazine. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  8. ^ "New York Youths Win in Science". The New York Times. March 20, 1973. p. 76.
  9. ^ Ajmera, Maya. "Conversations with Maya: Thomas Rosenbaum". Science News. Society for Science & the Public. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. OCLC 79619652 – via ProQuest
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  11. ^ UChicago Argonne, LLC. "Thomas F. Rosenbaum". uchicagoargonnellc.org. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. ISSN 0163-1829
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  13. PMID 10044329
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  14. S2CID 1692358
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  15. PMID 22529348
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  16. S2CID 45909959
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  17. PMID 10032562
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  18. S2CID 37564720
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  19. S2CID 4404553
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  20. S2CID 4391669
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  21. PMID 20133728
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  22. ^ "How the $3.4 Billion Break Through Campaign Impacted Caltech". Caltech Magazine. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  23. ^ "New Professorships Support Early-Career Researchers". California Institute of Technology. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  24. ^ "About the Initiative - initiativeforstudents.caltech.edu". initiativeforstudents.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  25. ^ "Rosenbaum-Faber gift to support women in STEM fields through Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | The University of Chicago". pme.uchicago.edu. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  26. ^ "Couple creates graduate research fund in honor of former Penn State professor | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  27. ^ "home - initiativeforstudents.caltech.edu". initiativeforstudents.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  28. ^ "Physics and Faith". Sinai and Synapses. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  29. ^ "Thomas F. Rosenbaum | Office of the Provost". provost.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

Notes

Research and Publications of Thomas F. Rosenbaum: http://quantum.uchicago.edu/

External links

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Preceded by 8th President of the California Institute of Technology
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