Jeffrey A. Harvey

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Template:Short description Jeffrey A. Harvey (born February 15, 1955, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American string theorist at the University of Chicago.

Scientific contributions

Among Harvey's many contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he is one of the co-discoverers of the heterotic string, along with David Gross, Emil Martinec, and Ryan Rohm.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The four physicists were colloquially known as the "Princeton string quartet".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Harvey is a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.<ref>Jeff Harvey, University of Chicago. Candidate for General Councillor. Template:Webarchive American Physical Society. Accessed April 29, 2010</ref> In 2013, he received the Quantrell Award.<ref name="Prize">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a trustee at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

He received the Dirac Medal in 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Selected publications

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