Thomas W. Baumgarte

Thomas W. Baumgarte (born 1966) is a German physicist specializing in the numerical simulation of compact objects in general relativity.

Thomas W. Baumgarte
Born1966 (age 53–54)
Johannesburg
NationalityGerman
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Spouse(s)Karen Topp
ChildrenDublin Baumgarte-Topp
Scientific career
FieldsNumerical relativity
InstitutionsBowdoin College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Career

Baumgarte completed his BSc in 1992 at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and his PhD in 1995 also at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[1] He worked as aa postdoc at Cornell and University of Illinois and is currently a professor of physics at Bowdoin College and an associate professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author over 65 articles about general relativity and astrophysics, for example black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational collapse. In 2010, along with Stuart L. Shapiro, he published a book on numerical relativity. In 2012 he received the Bessel Prize.[2]

Personal Life

Baumgarte is the proud father of a beautiful baby boy dog, Dublin Baumgarte-Topp (aka DBT).[3] Baumgarte shares custody of this precious rescue baby with his beautiful wife, Karen Topp, who is also a professor at Bowdoin College.[4]

References
  1. "Thomas W. Baumgarte : Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2018-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Personal relationship with Dublin; student-teacher relationship with Baumgarte
  4. "Karen A. Topp | Bowdoin College". www.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
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