Robert N. Shelton (born 1948) is the president o
Giant Magellan Telescope(GMTO), an organization behind the development of the 24.5 meter
Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) which is poised to be the world's largest astronomical telescope when it comes online early in the next decade.
Before joining GMTO, Shelton was the president of
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America's first foundation dedicated solely to funding science. In his earlier days, he also served as the executive director of the Arizona Sports Foundation, the 19th president of the
University of Arizona, and provost and executive vice chancellor of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, among many other leadership and academic positions at public research universities.
An expert in
condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid phases which arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms. More generally, the sub ...
, Shelton received his
B.S. from
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
and his
M.S. and
Ph.D. from the
University of California, San Diego.
References
1948 births
Living people
Presidents of the University of Arizona
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty
College football bowl executives
Stanford University alumni
University of California, San Diego alumni
Fellows of the American Physical Society
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