Matthew W. Choptuik

Canadian theoretical physicist
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Matthew W. Choptuik

Summary

Matthew W. Choptuik is a human[1]. He was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Matthew W. Choptuik was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik held citizenship in Canada[5].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's professions included physicist[3].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik was employed by University of British Columbia[6].
  • Among Matthew W. Choptuik's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara[7].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik was educated at University of British Columbia[8].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's doctoral advisor was W. G. Unruh[9].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik received the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics[10].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik is recorded as male[11].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik supervised Frans Pretorius as a doctoral student[13].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik supervised Scott Noble as a doctoral student[14].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's ISNI is recorded as 0000000073964979[15].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73013437[16].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90643576[17].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 273500[18].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's given name is recorded as Matthew[19].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's zbMATH author ID is recorded as choptuik.matthew-w[21].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 250611[22].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fl78lvpq[23].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's MR Author ID is recorded as 48765[24].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10153867[26].
  • Matthew W. Choptuik's AstroGen ID is recorded as 34448[27].

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Origins and Family

Matthew W. Choptuik was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Matthew W. Choptuik's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[8]. His doctoral advisor was W. G. Unruh[9].

Career and Affiliations

Matthew W. Choptuik worked as a physicist[3]. Employers include University of British Columbia[6], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Vancouver[31] and University of California, Santa Barbara[7], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1909[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[35]. Doctoral students include Frans Pretorius[13], a physicist[36], b. 1973[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[38], specialised in physics[39] and Scott Noble[14], an astrophysicist[40].

Recognition

Matthew W. Choptuik received the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics[10].

Why It Matters

Matthew W. Choptuik ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Matthew W. Choptuik do for work?

Matthew W. Choptuik worked as physicist[3].

Where did Matthew W. Choptuik go to school?

Matthew W. Choptuik was educated at University of British Columbia[8].

What awards did Matthew W. Choptuik receive?

Honors received include Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics[10].

References

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  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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