Robert Myers | |
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![]() Myers at Perimeter Institute | |
Alma mater | University of Waterloo (undergrad) Princeton University (PhD) |
Known for | Myers-Perry metric |
Awards | CAP-CRM Prize (2005) Herzberg Medal (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | McGill University Perimeter Institute |
Robert C. Myers is a Canadian theoretical physicist who specializes in black holes, string theory and quantum entanglement. He served as the Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics between 2019 and 2024. [1]
He did his undergraduate studies at University of Waterloo, gained his PhD at Princeton University, and was a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara. [1] [2]
For a time, Myers was a professor at McGill University.[ citation needed ]
In 2019, Myers was appointed Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. [1] [3] where he holds the BMO Financial Group Isaac Newton Chair in Theoretical Physics. [4] He served as Perimeter Institute's Faculty Chair from 2011 to 2018. He is also an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Waterloo. [5]
Myers' research concerns quantum fields and strings, and quantum gravity. His work focuses on foundational questions in quantum theory and gravity. His contributions span a broad range, from foundational quantum field theory to gravitational physics, black holes, and cosmology.
The Myers-Perry metric describes the higher-dimensional generalization of the Kerr metric.
Myers has also won the Canadian Association of Physicists' (CAP) Herzberg Medal in 1999 [6] and the 2005 CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics [7] "for his outstanding contributions to theoretical physics, ranging from aspects in gravitational physics to foundational aspects of string theory." [8]
In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. [9] He also won the CAP-TRIUMF Vogt Medal in 2012, [10] and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [11] He was awarded University of Waterloo Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018.