Rod Crewther
Encyclopedia
Rodney James Crewther is a physicist, notable in the field of gauge field theories.
. He studied under the tutelage of Nobel prizewinner Murray Gell-Mann
and completed his doctorate, in 1971, after successfully defending his dissertation against the renowned theorist Richard Feynman
. He thesis was entitled Spontaneous Breakdown of Conformal and Chiral Invariance.
in Ithaca
, New York
and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia
, Illinois
. Subsequently, he spent twelve years in Europe, six of them as a Staff Member of the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Geneva
, and the remainder as a Research Associate at the University of Berne
, University of Dortmund, and at the Max Planck Institute in Munich
. Crewther was then appointed as a senior lecturer in physics at the University of Adelaide
.
Having a keen interest in politics, Crewther is president of the University of Adelaide branch of the National Tertiary Education Union
. He also serves on the University Council, where he is considered a maverick and frequently rails against what he calls the corporate agenda of the university.
Education
After gaining his MSc at Melbourne University, Crewther was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to the California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
. He studied under the tutelage of Nobel prizewinner Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist and linguist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles...
and completed his doctorate, in 1971, after successfully defending his dissertation against the renowned theorist Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics...
. He thesis was entitled Spontaneous Breakdown of Conformal and Chiral Invariance.
Career
After his PhD, he held postdoctoral appointments at Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in Ithaca
Ithaca
Ithaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia
Batavia, Illinois
Batavia was founded in 1833, and is the oldest city in Kane County, Illinois, with a small portion in DuPage County. During the Industrial Revolution, Batavia became known as ‘The Windmill City’ for being the largest windmill producer of the time...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Subsequently, he spent twelve years in Europe, six of them as a Staff Member of the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, and the remainder as a Research Associate at the University of Berne
University of Berne
The University of Bern is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the Canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a broad choice of courses and programmes in eight faculties and some 160 institutes. The university is an...
, University of Dortmund, and at the Max Planck Institute in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. Crewther was then appointed as a senior lecturer in physics at the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
.
Having a keen interest in politics, Crewther is president of the University of Adelaide branch of the National Tertiary Education Union
National Tertiary Education Union
The National Tertiary Education Union is an Australian trade union for all higher education and university employees. It is an industry union and the only union working exclusively in the Australian university sector.-About the NTEU:...
. He also serves on the University Council, where he is considered a maverick and frequently rails against what he calls the corporate agenda of the university.