David Wallace (physicist)

Sir David Wallace
David Wallace (left) and Peter Higgs
6th Master of Churchill College, Cambridge
In office
2006–2014
Preceded byJohn Boyd
Succeeded byAthene Donald
Personal details
Born
David James Wallace

(1945-10-07) 7 October 1945 (age 79)
Spouse
Elizabeth Anne Yeats
(m. 1970)
[1]
Awards
EducationHawick High School
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh (BSc, PhD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Princeton University
University of Southampton
Loughborough University
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre
Harrow School[2]
Institute of Physics
ThesisApplications of current algebras and chiral symmetry breaking (1971)
Doctoral advisorPeter Higgs[3]
Doctoral studentsChristopher Bishop
Neil Gunther[3]

Sir David James Wallace CBE FRS FRSE FREng (born 7 October 1945) is a British physicist and academic.[1] He served the Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1994 to 2005,[4] and the Master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 2006 to 2014.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference whoswho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ a b David Wallace at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. ^ Archive Version of Loughbourgh University: Vice-Chancellor's Office at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 February 2005)
  5. ^ Cam.ac.uk: "Master Appointed to Churchill College
  6. ^ Number-10.gov.uk: "Master Of Churchill College, Cambridge" (via The National Archives, UK)