Frank Wilczek
Frank Anthony Wilczek (/ˈvɪltʃɛk/ or /ˈwɪltʃɛk/; born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician and Nobel laureate. He is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist at the Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), distinguished professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and full professor at Stockholm University.
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| Born | Frank Anthony Wilczek May 15, 1951 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago (BS) Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Asymptotic freedom Quantum chromodynamics Particle statistics Axion model |
| Spouse | Betsy Devine |
| Children | Amity and Mira |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (1982) Sakurai Prize (1986) ICTP Dirac Medal (1994) Lorentz Medal (2002) Lilienfeld Prize (2003) Nobel Prize in Physics (2004) King Faisal Prize (2005) Templeton Prize (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Mathematics |
| Institutions | MIT T. D. Lee Institute and Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Arizona State University Stockholm University |
| Thesis | Non-abelian gauge theories and asymptotic freedom (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Gross |
| Website | frankawilczek.com |
Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction". In May 2022, he was awarded the Templeton Prize for his investigations into the fundamental laws of nature, that have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our universe and revealed an inspiring vision of a world that embodies mathematical beauty.