Paul Mark Goldbart (born August 1960 in

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) is a physicist and author, and was the first director of the

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at the

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. His research ranges widely over the field of

condensed matter physics Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid phases which arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms. More generally, the sub ...

, including soft matter, disordered systems, nanoscience and

superconductivity Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in certain materials where electrical resistance vanishes and magnetic flux fields are expelled from the material. Any material exhibiting these properties is a superconductor. Unlike ...

. Goldbart was provost of

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from March 2021 until January 2022. Prior to that he had served as Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, Dean of the College of Sciences at the

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, and as the director of the

Career

Goldbart earned his Ph.D. at

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in 1985 under Professor David Sherrington. Goldbart is a trustee of and the former

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. He is a fellow of the

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and the

American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...

Books

* M. Stone, P. Goldbart, "Mathematics for Physics: A guided Tour for Graduate Students" Cambridge University Press, 2009 * P. Goldbart, N. Goldenfeld, D. Sherrington, "Stealing the Gold: A Celebration of the Pioneering Physics of Sam Edwards (International Series of Monographs on Physics)" Oxford University Press, USA 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldbart, Paul 1960 births Living people People from Chipping Barnet University of Texas at Austin people English physicists 21st-century American physicists Alumni of Imperial College London Fellows of the American Physical Society