Marcelo Gleiser

Marcelo Gleiser is the Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College, where he has served since 1991, initially as Assistant Professor from 1991 to 1995, then Associate Professor from 1995 to 1998, and full Professor since 1998. He directs the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth, promoting interdisciplinary dialogue between sciences and humanities. Gleiser received his B.Sc. in Physics from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 1981, M.Sc. from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1982, and Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from King’s College London in 1986. His early career included postdoctoral positions at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (1986-1988) and the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1988-1991).

As a leading theoretical physicist in Physics, Gleiser's research specializes in cosmology, high energy physics, complexity theory, astrobiology, and applications of information theory to complex phenomena, including phase transitions and gravitational waves from exotic objects. He has published hundreds of peer-reviewed articles, with highly cited papers such as "Anisotropic stars: exact solutions" (General Relativity and Gravitation, 2002), "Oscillons: Resonant configurations during bubble collapse" (Physical Review D, 1995), and "Strong dissipative behavior in quantum field theory" (Physical Review D, 1998). His popular books, translated into 15 languages, include The Dancing Universe (1997), The Prophet and the Astronomer (2002), A Tear at the Edge of Creation (2010), The Island of Knowledge (2014), and The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected (2016). Awards include the 2019 Templeton Prize, 1994 Presidential Faculty Fellows Award, American Physical Society Fellowship, and multiple Jabuti Awards for nonfiction. Gleiser has advised over ten Ph.D. students, secured major grants from NSF, DOE, and Templeton Foundation, and contributes editorially to journals while engaging in public outreach through NPR's 13.7 blog, essays, lectures, and media.

Professional Email: Marcelo.Gleiser@dartmouth.edu