Bates College B.S. 1971 Physics
University of Maine M.S. 1973 Physics
Princeton University M.S. 1974 Physics
Princeton University Ph.D. 1977 Physics
| 1977-1979 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden | |
| 1979-1987 | Physicist, National Bureau of Standards | |
| 1987-1992 | Professor of Physics, Indiana University | |
| 1992-2000 | Distinguished Professor of Physics, Indiana University | |
| 2001-present | Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Yale University | |
| 2007-present | Deputy Provost for Science & Technology, Yale University |
Chair, Advisory Board, Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara
Executive Committee, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, American Physical Society
Divisional Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters
General Member, Aspen Center for Physics
Co-Founder, Boulder School in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Foreign member, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Member, Connecticut Academy of Sciences
Member, National Academy of Sciences
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow, American Physical Society
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow
Steve Girvin came to Yale in 2001 and assumed his post as Deputy Provost for Science and Technology on September 1, 2007. His portfolio includes the central campus science departments, the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and the School of Engineering & Applied Science, as well as various institutes and new initiatives including planning for the West Campus. Dr. Girvin’s academic research is in theoretical quantum physics. He works closely with the experimental team at Yale that is attempting to build a radically new type of computer that will operate on quantum principles. Dr. Girvin is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Foreign Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Fellow of the American Physical Society.
