Renowned Physicist Is the Next Roth Distinguished Scholar

Sylvester James Gates Jr., an internationally recognized theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, will be Dartmouth’s third Roth Distinguished Scholar. He’ll be in residence for the 2015-16 academic year.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming such a world-class scholar to Dartmouth,” says David Kotz, the Champion International Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the associate dean of the faculty for the sciences. “He will be an inspiration to students and faculty across the sciences, and will no doubt be the focus of many inspiring conversations.” - Read more here