David Saltzberg is a professor of physics and astronomy at the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a Normal school, teachers colle ...

. Saltzberg received a Sloan Fellowship, NSF Career Award, and Department of Energy Outstanding Junior Investigator Award while an assistant professor. Saltzberg earned a bachelor's degree in physics in 1989 from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...

and a Ph.D. in physics from the

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in 1994. From 1995-97 he worked at CERN in Switzerland. His research interests include high-energy collider physics and the radio detection of cosmic neutrinos. Saltzberg is also known for his work as technical director on the CBS comedy ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...

''. In addition to reviewing and correcting scripts with technical errors, Saltzberg added complex formulae to whiteboards on set. David also had established scientists visit the set of ''The Big Bang Theory'' through his "Geek of the Week" program. He has also been a science consultant on the

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series ''

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''. The asteroid 8628 Davidsaltzberg is named after him.

References

External links

Profile at UCLA Physics & Astronomy department

Saltzberg's blog discussing science behind each Big Bang Theory episode
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saltzberg, David 21st-century American physicists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Princeton University alumni University of California, Los Angeles faculty University of Chicago alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People associated with CERN