Rob B. Phillips

Rob Phillips is an American biophysicist. He is currently Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics at the California Institute of Technology.[1]

Rob Phillips
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BS 1986, independent study)
Washington University in St. Louis (PhD 1989)
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysics
Applied physics
InstitutionsCaltech
Brown University

Biography

Phillips originally did not intend to go to college and took an unconventional educational path, earning a bachelor's degree by independent study at the University of Minnesota in 1986.[2] He then received his doctorate in physics at Washington University in St. Louis in 1989. He was a professor at Brown University and has been a professor at Caltech since 2000. He enjoys surfing.[3]

Awards

Works
  • Physical Biology of the Cell (textbook)[5]

References
  1. "Robert B. Phillips | The Division of Biology and Biological Engineering". www.bbe.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  2. "How Rob Became a Scientist: An Unconventional Path to Science • iBiology". iBiology. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  3. "Hard-Core Scientist/Athletes". Caltech Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  4. "APS Fellows". American Physical Society.
  5. "Physical Biology of the Cell - About the Authors". Routledge Textbooks.
  6. "Caltech Applied Physics | News | Professor Phillips Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". aph.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  7. "Caltech Applied Physics | News | Four EAS Faculty Receive Named Chairs". aph.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  8. "ASCIT and GSC Honor Excellence in Teaching". www.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
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