Wolfgang W. Bauer | |
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| Born | April 5, 1959 |
| Nationality | Germany United States |
| Alma mater | University of Giessen |
| Known for | Phase transitions in nuclear matter Heavy ion reaction theory |
| Awards | German National Merit Scholarship (Studienstiftung) NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow Award Humboldt Prize Fellow of the American Physical Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology Michigan State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Ulrich Mosel |
| Other academic advisors | George F. Bertsch, Steven E. Koonin |
Wolfgang W. Bauer (born April 5, 1959) is a university distinguished professor in the department of physics and astronomy at Michigan State University. He is also an author, with co-author Gary Westfall, of the introductory calculus-based physics textbook "University Physics", published by McGraw-Hill in 2023 (3rd edition).