 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (July 2024) |
Thomas Rosenbaum | |
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.jpg) Rosenbaum in 2010 | |
| 8th President of the California Institute of Technology | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Lou Chameau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Felix Rosenbaum February 20, 1955 |
| Spouse | Katherine Faber |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) Princeton University (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Bell Laboratories Thomas J. Watson Research Center University of Chicago California Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Coulomb Interactions and Localization in a Disordered System (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Thomas |
| Doctoral students | Deborah S. Jin |
Thomas Felix Rosenbaum (born February 20, 1955) is an American condensed matter physicist, professor of physics, and the current president of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).[1] Previously, Rosenbaum served as a faculty member and Provost of the University of Chicago. He has also served as the vice president for research at Argonne National Laboratory.[2][3]
As president of Caltech, Rosenbaum has advanced the institution's commitment to scientific research and education through the initiation of numerous innovative programs and institutes.[4] His contributions range from boosting diversity in STEM through fellowships and research funding opportunities, to establishing a number of initiatives through the largest campaigns in Caltech's history.[5]
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- ^ "About President Rosenbaum | Caltech". The California Institute of Technology.
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- ^ "Caltech Campaign Raises $3.4 Billion – Pasadena Now". www.pasadenanow.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Nietzel, Michael T. "CalTech's Capital Campaign Raises A Record $3.4 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-06-16.