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Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and best-selling science author. He has published about 30 books and hundreds of research papers and review articles across a range of scientific fields. He is also well-known as a media personality and science popularizer in several countries. His research interests have focused mainly on quantum gravity, early universe cosmology, the theory of quantum black holes and the nature of time. He has also made important contributions to the field of astrobiology, and was an early advocate of the theory that life on Earth may have originated on Mars. For several years he has also been running a major cancer research project, and developed a new theory of cancer based on tracing its deep evolutionary origins. Among his many awards are the 1995 Templeton Prize, the Faraday Prize from The Royal Society, the Kelvin Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics, the Robinson Cosmology Prize and the Bicentenary Medal of Chile. He was made a member of the Order of Australia in the 2007 Queen's birthday honours list and the asteroid 6870 Pauldavies is named after him. His more recent books include "What's Eating the Universe?", "The Demon in the Machine", "About Time", "The Origin of Life", "The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?", "How to Build a Time Machine" and "The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?"
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HON 494 | Special Topics |
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PHY 792 | Research |
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HON 394 | Special Topics |
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PHY 792 | Research |
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HON 494 | Special Topics |
PHY 792 | Research |
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HON 494 | Special Topics |
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PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
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HON 394 | Special Topics |
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PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 790 | Reading and Conference |
PHY 792 | Research |
Member of the Order of Australia
Nominated Australian of the Year (2002)
Asteroid 1992 OG renamed (6870) Pauldavies
2013 Adelaide Festival of Ideas dedicated to Paul Davies
Australian Academy of Science, From Stars to Brains conference in honour of Daviess 60th Birthday
Academician, International Academy of Astronautics
DSc honoris causa, Macquarie University
DSc honoris causa, Chapman University
DSc honoris causa, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Fellowship of University College London
Designated Regents Professor, Arizona State University
Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics
Fellow, American Physical Society
Fellow, UK Institute of Physics
Chartered Physicist (CPhys), UK Institute of Physics
Fellow, Royal Literary Society
Member, Royal Society of Medicine
The Templeton Prize
Michael Faraday Award of The Royal Society
Kelvin Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics
Robinson Cosmology Prize
Advance Australia Award for outstanding contributions to science
Eureka Prize for the Promotion of Science in Australia
Eureka Book Prize
Templeton - CTNS Book Prize
Klumpke-Roberts Prize, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Trotter Prize, Texas A & M University
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
Bicentenary Medal of Chile
Patron, the Gravity Discovery Centre, Western Australia
The Demon in the Machine named Book of the Year by UK Institute of Physics (2019)
Board of Advisors, Leverhulme Quantum Biology Centre, University of Surrey
Board of Trustees, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Grants and Programs Committee, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Board of Advisors, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Board of Advisors, John Templeton Foundation
Advisory Committee, Breakthrough Listen
Advisory Board, Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement, Dartmouth College
Editorial Board, Oncogene (journal)
Editorial Board, Astrobiology (journal)
Visiting Professor of Physics, UNSW
PLuS Alliance Fellow
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