David Wallace (physicist)
Sir David Wallace | |
|---|---|
David Wallace (left) and Peter Higgs | |
| 6th Master of Churchill College, Cambridge | |
| In office 2006–2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Boyd |
| Succeeded by | Athene Donald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David James Wallace 7 October 1945 |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Anne Yeats
(m. 1970) |
| Awards | |
| Education | Hawick High School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (BSc, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Princeton University University of Southampton Loughborough University University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre Harrow School Institute of Physics |
| Thesis | Applications of current algebras and chiral symmetry breaking (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Higgs |
| Doctoral students | Christopher Bishop Neil Gunther |
Sir David James Wallace CBE FRS FRSE FREng (born 7 October 1945) is a British physicist and academic. He served the Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1994 to 2005, and the Master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 2006 to 2014.