Stephen Barr

Stephen Barr
Born
Stephen Matthew Barr

(1953-11-28) November 28, 1953 (age 70)
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
Princeton University (PhD)
SpouseKathleen Whitney
Children5
Parent(s)Donald Barr
Mary Margaret Ahern
RelativesWilliam Barr (brother)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical particle physics and cosmology
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
ThesisNatural approximate lepton symmetries (1978)
Doctoral advisorAnthony Zee
Websitestephenmbarr.weebly.com

Stephen Matthew Barr[1] (born November 28, 1953) is an American physicist who is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Delaware.[2] A member of its Bartol Research Institute, Barr does research in theoretical particle physics and cosmology. In 2011, he was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, the citation reading "for original contributions to grand unified theories, CP violation, and baryogenesis."[3]

  1. ^ "Nuclear and High-Energy Physics". Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports. 17 (1). National Aeronautics and Space Administration: 392. January 8, 1979.
  2. ^ "Stephen Barr, Professor Emeritus". University of Delaware. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Stephen M. Barr". hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2020.