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Thomas Rosenbaum | |
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![]() Rosenbaum in 2010 | |
8th President of the California Institute of Technology | |
Assumed office July 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Lou Chameau |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Felix Rosenbaum February 20, 1955 |
Spouse | Katherine Faber |
Education | Harvard University (BS) Princeton University (MS, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Bell Laboratories Thomas J. Watson Research Center University of Chicago California Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Coulomb Interactions and Localization in a Disordered System (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Gordon Thomas |
Doctoral students | Deborah 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]
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