Stephen Shenker
Faculty Type:
Active Faculty
Title:
Richard Herschel Weiland Professor
Address:
Varian Physics, Rm. 376
382 Via Pueblo Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4060
382 Via Pueblo Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4060
Phone Number:
650-723-4615
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How can ideas from nonperturbative approaches to quantum gravity be applied to cosmology and the interiors of black holes?
Professor Shenker’s research focuses on string theory and M theory, with an emphasis on nonperturbative aspects, including matrix formulations.
Career History
- B.A., Harvard University, 1975
- Ph.D., Cornell University, 1980
- Faculty, University of Chicago, 1981-89
- Professor, Rutgers University, 1989-98
- Professor, Stanford Physics Department, 1998-present
- Director, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, 1998-2009
- Richard Herschel Weiland Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, 2004-present
Honors and Awards
- Sloan Foundation Fellow, 1983
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1985
- MacArthur Foundation Fellow, 1987
- Rutgers Society of Physics Students Undergraduate Teaching Award, 1992
- Fellow, American Physical Society (2003)
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
- Dean's Award for Distinguished Achievements in Teaching, 2007
- APS 2010 Lars Onsager Prize
- Member, National Academy of Sciences (2015)
