Dr. Sylvester James Gates

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dr._Sylvester_James_Gates
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkb:professor
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:author gptkb:Superspace,_or_One_Thousand_and_One_Lessons_in_Supersymmetry
Reality in the Shadows (or) What the Heck's the Higgs?
gptkbp:award gptkb:Edward_A._Bouchet_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Sakurai_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1950-12-15
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Sylvester_James_Gates_Jr.
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tampa,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:James_E._Young
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:field gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:supergravity
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:University_of_Science_and_Technology_of_China
gptkb:University_of_Western_Australia
gptkb:University_of_Johannesburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Sylvester James Gates
gptkbp:knownFor work on supersymmetry
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gptkbp:mediaAppearance gptkb:NOVA
gptkb:The_Elegant_Universe
gptkb:Through_the_Wormhole
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Chanda_Prescod-Weinstein
gptkbp:position Professor at University of Maryland
Professor at Brown University
Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory
Clark Leadership Chair in Science
Ford Foundation Professor of Physics
University System of Maryland Regents Professor
gptkbp:serves gptkb:President's_Council_of_Advisors_on_Science_and_Technology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Diane_Gates
gptkbp:thesisTitle Symmetry Principles in Selected Problems of High Energy Physics
gptkbp:thesisYear 1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Society_of_Black_Physicists
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7