Joel Primack

Joel R. Primack (born in 1944) is a professor of physics and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and is a member of the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics. Dr. Primack received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1966 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1970. According to his web site at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dr. Primack's specific fields of study are relativistic quantum field theory, cosmology, and particle astrophysics. Joel Primack is also very much involved in supercomputer simulations of dark matter models and using computers to help students learn through interactive simulations.

Dr. Primack is best known for his co-authorship with George Blumenthal, Sandra Moore Faber, and Martin Rees of the theory of cold dark matter (CDM) in 1984. Joel Primack also co-authored a book with Nancy Abrams, The View from the Center of the Universe (2006). He played major roles in starting the Congressional Science and Technology Fellowship program, the Forum on Physics and Society of the American Physical Society, and the Science and Human Rights program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

External links

• Dr. Primack's page @ UCSC
• The View from the Center of the Universe webpage
• Radio Interview from This Week in Science May 02, 2006 Broadcast