Ard Louis

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Ard Louis
Born
Ard A. Louis

Nationality Dutch
Alma mater Utrecht University
Cornell University (PhD)
Awards Royal Society University Research Fellow
Scientific career
Fields Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Institutions University of Oxford
University of Cambridge

Ard A. Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group that investigates scientific problems on the border between disciplines such as chemistry, physics, and biology, [1] and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics. [2]

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Education and early life

Louis was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Gabon. [3] He received his first degree from the University of Utrecht and his PhD in theoretical physics from Cornell University, where he worked with Neil Ashcroft. [4]

Career and research

From 2002 to 2010 Louis was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. He is also an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. [5] He has written for the BioLogos Foundation, [6] [7] where as of November 2011, he sat on the board of directors. [8] He has been criticised [9] by the Discovery Institute for his opposition to the intelligent design movement. In 2013 he was elected a member of the International Society for Science and Religion. [10] Prior to his post at Oxford, Louis taught theoretical chemistry at the University of Cambridge where he was also director of studies in Natural Sciences at Hughes Hall, Cambridge. With David Malone he made the 4-part documentary Why Are We Here [11] for Tern TV.

Louis also appears [12] in the episode Proof of God in the series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman , giving him an Erdős–Bacon number of 6. [13] He also engages in molecular gastronomy. [14]

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  9. "The Meyer-Louis Debate Concludes: Is Intellectual Passivity the Responsible Choice?". 27 May 2014.
  10. "Members Login Fellows & Associates".
  11. "Why Are We Here" . Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. "National Geographic Announces Second Season of 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman" . Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  13. Louis, Ard. "Website" . Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. "Album Archive".