Ard Louis

Ard A. Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group studying problems on the border between chemistry, physics, and biology,[1] and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics.[2]

Ard Louis
Born
Ard A. Louis

Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materUtrecht University
Cornell University (PhD)
AwardsRoyal Society University Research Fellow
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Chemistry
Biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
University of Cambridge

Education and early life

He was born in the Netherlands, was raised in Gabon[3] and received his first degree from the University of Utrecht and his PhD in theoretical physics from Cornell University with Neil Ashcroft.[4]

Career and research

From 2002 to 2010 he 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.[5] He has written for the BioLogos Foundation,[6][7] where as of November 2011, he sat on the board of directors.[8] He has been criticised[9] 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.[10] He engages in molecular gastronomy.[11] With David Malone he made the 4-part documentary Why Are We Here[12] for Tern TV.

He appears [13] in the episode Proof of God in the series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, giving him an Erdős–Bacon number of 6.[14]

Prior to his post at Oxford he taught theoretical chemistry at the University of Cambridge where he was also director of studies in Natural Sciences at Hughes Hall, Cambridge.

References
  1. "Professor Ard Louis Personal Home Page".
  2. Ard Louis publications from Europe PubMed Central
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Ard Louis - The Oxford Centre for Soft & Biological Matter". www.softbio.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "The Meyer-Louis Debate Concludes: Is Intellectual Passivity the Responsible Choice?". 27 May 2014.
  10. "Members Login Fellows & Associates".
  11. "Album Archive".
  12. "Why Are We Here". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. "National Geographic Announces Second Season of 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman". Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  14. Louis, Ard. "Website". Retrieved 8 March 2019.


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