Lawrence Krauss

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Lawrence Krauss
Krauss at Ghent University in 2013
Born	Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (1954-05-27) May 27, 1954 (age 69) New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American Canadian
Alma mater	Carleton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	Dark energy Zero-energy states
Spouses	Katherine Kelley ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 2012)​ Nancy Dahl ​ (m. 2014)​
Awards	Andrew Gemant Award (2001) Lilienfeld Prize (2001) Science Writing Award (2002) Oersted Medal (2004) Richard Dawkins Award (2016)
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics Cosmology
Institutions	Arizona State University Australian National University New College of the Humanities Yale University Case Western Reserve University Harvard University
Thesis	Gravitation and Phase Transitions in the Early Universe (1982)
Doctoral advisor	Roscoe Giles[1]
Lawrence Krauss Voice recorded in March 2017
Website	www.lawrencemkrauss.com

Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (born May 27, 1954) is a Canadian-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who taught at Arizona State University (ASU), Yale University, and Case Western Reserve University. He founded ASU's Origins Project in 2008 to investigate fundamental questions about the universe and served as the project's director.

Krauss is an advocate for public understanding of science, public policy based on sound empirical data, scientific skepticism, and science education. An anti-theist, Krauss seeks to reduce the influence of what he regards as superstition and religious dogma in popular culture.^[2]

Krauss is the author of several bestselling books, including The Physics of Star Trek (1995) and A Universe from Nothing (2012), and chaired the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Board of Sponsors.^{[citation needed]}

Upon investigating allegations about sexual misconduct by Krauss, ASU determined that Krauss had violated university policy, and did not renew his Origins Project directorship for a third term in July 2018.^[3][4] Krauss retired as a professor at ASU in May 2019, at the end of the following academic year. He currently serves as president of The Origins Project Foundation.^[5] Krauss hosts The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss^[6] and publishes a blog titled Critical Mass.^[7]