Ard Louis Explained

Ard Louis
Birth Name:Ard A. Louis
Birth Place:Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Fields:Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Workplaces:University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Alma Mater:Utrecht University
Cornell University (PhD)
Awards:Royal Society University Research Fellow

Ard A. Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group that investigates scientific problems on the border between disciplines such as chemistry, physics, and biology,[1] and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics.

Education and early life

Louis was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Gabon.[2] He received his first degree from the University of Utrecht and his PhD in theoretical physics from Cornell University, where he worked with Neil Ashcroft.[3]

Career and research

From 2002 to 2010 Louis was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. He is also an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.[4] He has written for the BioLogos Foundation,[5] [6] where as of November 2011, he sat on the board of directors.[7] He has been criticised[8] by the Discovery Institute for his opposition to the intelligent design movement. In 2013 he was elected a member of the International Society for Science and Religion.[9] Prior to his post at Oxford, Louis taught theoretical chemistry at the University of Cambridge where he was also director of studies in Natural Sciences at Hughes Hall, Cambridge.With David Malone he made the 4-part documentary Why Are We Here[10] for Tern TV.

Louis also appears [11] in the episode Proof of God in the series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, giving him an Erdős–Bacon number of 6.[12] He also engages in molecular gastronomy.[13] Louis identifies as a Christian.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Ard Louis Personal Home Page.
  2. Web site: Profile - Ben Michelson . 2010-04-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055148/http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/99/5.27.99/Michelson.html . 2011-06-07 .
  3. Web site: Ard Louis - The Oxford Centre for Soft & Biological Matter. 2021-03-16. www.softbio.ox.ac.uk.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607203457/http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Biography.php?ID=43 . 2011-06-07 .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110116031611/http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_white_paper.pdf . 2011-01-16 . dead .
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-01-25 . 2010-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101207035112/http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_scholarly_essay.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Board of Directors | the BioLogos Forum . 2011-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111116174021/http://biologos.org/about/board/directors . 2011-11-16 . dead .
  8. Web site: The Meyer-Louis Debate Concludes: Is Intellectual Passivity the Responsible Choice?. 27 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Members Login Fellows & Associates.
  10. Web site: Why Are We Here . 7 June 2017.
  11. Web site: National Geographic Announces Second Season of 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman. 27 January 2017.
  12. Web site: Louis . Ard . Website . 8 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Album Archive.
  14. Web site: Do I have to have God to have Meaning? With Ard Louis - beyond the Forum..