David Wallace (physicist)

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Professor Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, DL is the Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University. He will become Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge in October 2006. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence. ... The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Loughborough University Epinal Way Entrance 2004 Loughborough Universitys campus from the towns Carillon tower Loughborough University is a higher education institution based in England. ... Opened in 1992, the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is the United Kingdoms de facto national research institute for mathematics and theoretical physics. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Full name Churchill College Motto Forward Named after Sir Winston Churchill Previous names - Established 1966 Sister College Trinity College Master Sir John Boyd Location Storeys Way Undergraduates 210 Graduates 440 Homepage Boatclub Churchill College Churchill College was founded in 1960 as the national and commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wallace grew up in Hawick, Scotland and went to the University of Edinburgh where he earned a degree in Mathematical Physics and a PhD in Elementary Particle Theory. After postdoctoral research work at Princeton University, Wallace became a physics lecturer at the University of Southampton in 1972. Hawick (pronounced hoick) is a town in the unitary council region of Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... University of Southampton Dolphin logo The University of Southampton is a British university with a world-wide reputation for high-quality research. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

In 1979 he became Tait Professor of Mathematical Physics at Edinburgh. He became Director of the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre and in 1996 he was awarded the for his computing work. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1994 he became Vice-Chancellor of Loughborurgh. Wallace has also been President of the Institute of Physics, Vice President of the Royal Society and Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Loughborough University Epinal Way Entrance 2004 Loughborough Universitys campus from the towns Carillon tower Loughborough University is a higher education institution based in England. ... The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the United Kingdoms professional body for physicists. ... The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence. ... The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ...

On 27 June 2005, it was announced that Wallace will become Director of the Isaac Newton Institute and the second NM Rothschild & Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences at University of Cambridge, starting October 2006. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He has a wife, Elizabeth and a daughter, Sara. He enjoys mycophagy. There are thousands of regularly harvested edible fungi in the world, in addition to literally hundreds of thousands of other edible species. ...

External links

• Number-10.gov.uk: "Master Of Churchill College, Cambridge"
• Loughbourgh University: Vice Chancellor's Office
  • Full CV of Sir David Wallace [DOC]
• University of Cambridge: "Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences appointed"
• Institute of Physics: "Birthday Knighthood for IoP president David Wallace"