Robert Wald

Robert M. Wald
Wald in 2012
BornJune 29, 1947 (1947-06-29) (age 78)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materColumbia University (A.B. 1968)
Princeton University (PhD 1972)
Known for
FatherAbraham Wald
Awards
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2001)
  • Einstein Prize (APS) (2017)
  • Albert Einstein Medal (2025)
  • Dirac Medal (ICTP) (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsGravitational physics
Institutions
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • University of Chicago
Thesis Nonspherical gravitational collapse and black hole uniqueness  (1972)
Doctoral advisor
John Archibald Wheeler

Robert M. Wald (/wɔːld/; born June 29, 1947 in New York City) is an American theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Chicago. He studies general relativity, black holes, and quantum gravity and has written textbooks on these subjects.

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