Robert J. Birgeneau

Robert J. Birgeneau
Birgeneau in May 2016
9th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
In office
2004–2013
Preceded byRobert Berdahl
Succeeded byNicholas Dirks
14th President of the University of Toronto
In office
2000–2004
ChancellorHal Jackman
Vivienne Poy
Preceded byRobert Prichard
Succeeded byDavid Naylor
Personal details
Born
Robert Joseph Birgeneau

(1942-03-25) March 25, 1942 (age 82)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian[1]
SpouseMary Catherine Birgeneau
EducationUniversity of Toronto (BSc)
Yale University (PhD)
AwardsFounders Award, American Academy of Arts & Sciences[2]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisMagnetic interactions in rare earth insulators (1967)
Doctoral advisorWerner P. Wolf
Doctoral students

Robert Joseph Birgeneau (born March 25, 1942) is a Canadian-American[3] physicist and university administrator. He was the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley from 2004–13, and the fourteenth president of the University of Toronto from 2000-04.

  1. ^ Incoming chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau pledges to increase accessibility, funding for UC Berkeley
  2. ^ "Prizes".
  3. ^ Robert J. Birgeneau