Matthew Peter Headrick | |
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Born | About 1973 |
Alma mater |
Harvard University Princeton University [5] UCLS [1] |
Awards |
Intel (then Westinghouse) Science Talent Search
[1] NSF-GRF Phi Beta Kappa Sigma Xi [2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist [3] |
Institutions |
Brandeis University
[3] Stanford University MIT Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Harvard University Peace Corps [2] |
Thesis | Noncommutative solitons and closed string tachyons [4] (2002) |
Doctoral advisor | Shiraz Minwalla [4] |
Other academic advisors | J. Richard Gott [2] |
Website |
www |
Matthew Peter Headrick (born ca. 1973 [6]) is an American physicist who is an Associate Professor of Physics at Brandeis University. [2] [5] [3] He received his PhD from Harvard University in 2002 under Shiraz Minwalla and his A.B from Princeton University in 1994. [5] Headrick is known for his contributions to the quantum information perspective on holography.
Headrick is notable as the 1990 winner of the Intel (then Westinghouse) Science Talent Search while a high school student at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, an event that generated intense media coverage. [1] [7] He appeared on talk shows including Today. [6] [8] In response to the award, then-Illinois Gov. Thompson declared a "Matthew Headrick Day" [6] [9] and the US House of Representatives also made a proclamation. [6]
Matthew Peter Headrick | |
---|---|
Born | About 1973 |
Alma mater |
Harvard University Princeton University [5] UCLS [1] |
Awards |
Intel (then Westinghouse) Science Talent Search
[1] NSF-GRF Phi Beta Kappa Sigma Xi [2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist [3] |
Institutions |
Brandeis University
[3] Stanford University MIT Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Harvard University Peace Corps [2] |
Thesis | Noncommutative solitons and closed string tachyons [4] (2002) |
Doctoral advisor | Shiraz Minwalla [4] |
Other academic advisors | J. Richard Gott [2] |
Website |
www |
Matthew Peter Headrick (born ca. 1973 [6]) is an American physicist who is an Associate Professor of Physics at Brandeis University. [2] [5] [3] He received his PhD from Harvard University in 2002 under Shiraz Minwalla and his A.B from Princeton University in 1994. [5] Headrick is known for his contributions to the quantum information perspective on holography.
Headrick is notable as the 1990 winner of the Intel (then Westinghouse) Science Talent Search while a high school student at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, an event that generated intense media coverage. [1] [7] He appeared on talk shows including Today. [6] [8] In response to the award, then-Illinois Gov. Thompson declared a "Matthew Headrick Day" [6] [9] and the US House of Representatives also made a proclamation. [6]