Stephen Barr
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Stephen M. Barr is a professor
of Particle Physics
at the Bartol Research Institute and the Department of Physics
and Astronomy
at the University of Delaware
. His research interests include Elementary Particle Theory, Supersymmetric Grand Unified Theories, and Cosmology
. He has authored over 120 physics papers in journals such as Physical Review D and Physics Today
. He is also the author of the article on Grand Unified Theories for the Encyclopedia of Physics.
He earned his Ph. D. in physics from Princeton University
in 1978, and taught at the University of Pennsylvania
, the University of Washington
, and Brookhaven National Laboratory
before joining the University of Delaware in 1987. He is regular contributor to the science and religion journal First Things
, and sits on the journal's editorial advisory board. Additionally, he is on the board of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. In 2003, he published "Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
" on the University of Notre Dame Press
.
He lives in Newark, Delaware
with his wife and five children.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Particle Physics
Particle physics
Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation. In current understanding, particles are excitations of quantum fields and interact following their dynamics...
at the Bartol Research Institute and the Department of Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. His research interests include Elementary Particle Theory, Supersymmetric Grand Unified Theories, and Cosmology
Cosmology
Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the Universe as a whole. Cosmologists seek to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the Universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order...
. He has authored over 120 physics papers in journals such as Physical Review D and Physics Today
Physics Today
Physics Today, created in 1948, is the membership journal of the American Institute of Physics. It is provided to 130,000 members of twelve physics societies, including the American Physical Society...
. He is also the author of the article on Grand Unified Theories for the Encyclopedia of Physics.
He earned his Ph. D. in physics from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1978, and taught at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, and Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory , is a United States national laboratory located in Upton, New York on Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base...
before joining the University of Delaware in 1987. He is regular contributor to the science and religion journal First Things
First Things
First Things is an ecumenical journal focused on creating a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society". The journal is inter-denominational and inter-religious, representing a broad intellectual tradition of Christian and Jewish critique of contemporary society...
, and sits on the journal's editorial advisory board. Additionally, he is on the board of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. In 2003, he published "Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
Modern Physics and Ancient Faith is a book by Stephen M. Barr, a physicist from the University of Delaware and frequent contributor to First Things. This book is "an extended attack" on what Barr calls scientific materialism. National Review says of the book: "[A] lucid and engaging survey of...
" on the University of Notre Dame Press
University of Notre Dame Press
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.
He lives in Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
with his wife and five children.