Sylvester James Gates Jr., known as S. James Gates Jr. or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is currently the Brown University Theoretical Physics Center Director... Wikipedia
Born: 1950 (age 73 years), Tampa, FL
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jones High School
Spouse: Dianna Abney
Awards: Klopsteg Memorial Award (2003), National Medal of Science (2013), and Andrew Gemant Award (2021)
Doctoral advisor: James E. Young