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'''Ard A. Louis''' is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the [[University of Oxford]], where he leads an interdisciplinary research group studying problems on the border between chemistry, physics and biology,<ref>http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/ArdLouis/louis.shtml</ref> and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics. <ref name=epmc>{{EuropePMC}}</ref>
'''Ard A. Louis''' is a Professor of [[Theoretical Physics]] at the [[University of Oxford]], where he leads an interdisciplinary research group that investigates scientific problems on the border between disciplines such as [[chemistry]], [[physics]], and [[biology]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/ArdLouis/louis.shtml|title = Professor Ard Louis Personal Home Page}}</ref> and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics.<ref name=epmc>{{EuropePMC}}</ref>


==Education and early life==
==Education and early life==
He was born in the [[Netherlands]], was raised in [[Gabon]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/99/5.27.99/Michelson.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055148/http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/99/5.27.99/Michelson.html |archivedate=2011-06-07 }}</ref> and received his first degree from the [[University of Utrecht]] and his [[PhD]] in theoretical physics from [[Cornell University]].{{fact}}
Louis was born in the [[Netherlands]], and raised in [[Gabon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/99/5.27.99/Michelson.html |title=Profile - Ben Michelson |accessdate=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055148/http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/99/5.27.99/Michelson.html |archivedate=2011-06-07 }}</ref> He received his first degree from the [[University of Utrecht]] and his [[PhD]] in theoretical physics from [[Cornell University]], where he worked with [[Neil Ashcroft]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ard Louis - The Oxford Centre for Soft & Biological Matter|url=http://www.softbio.ox.ac.uk/ard-louis.aspx|access-date=2021-03-16|website=www.softbio.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>


==Career and research==
==Career and research==
From 2002 to 2010 he was a [[Royal Society|Royal Society University Research Fellow]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] and the [[University of Oxford]]. He is also an associate of the [[Faraday Institute for Science and Religion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Biography.php?ID%3D43 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607203457/http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Biography.php?ID=43 |archivedate=2011-06-07 }}</ref> He has written for the [[BioLogos Foundation]],<ref>http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_white_paper.pdf</ref><ref>http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_scholarly_essay.pdf</ref> where as of November 2011, he sat on the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biologos.org/about/board/directors |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116174021/http://biologos.org/about/board/directors |archive-date=2011-11-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has been criticised<ref>http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/05/the_meyer-louis086071.html</ref> by the [[Discovery Institute]] for his opposition to the [[intelligent design movement]]. In 2013 he was elected a member of the [[International Society for Science and Religion]].<ref>http://www.issr.org.uk/meet-issr-members/member/?member_id=194</ref> He engages in [[molecular gastronomy]].<ref>https://picasaweb.google.com/115992471670817285222/MolecularGastronomyDinnerOct282012</ref>
From 2002 to 2010 Louis was a [[Royal Society University Research Fellow]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] and the [[University of Oxford]]. He is also an associate of the [[Faraday Institute for Science and Religion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Biography.php?ID%3D43 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607203457/http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Biography.php?ID=43 |archivedate=2011-06-07 }}</ref> He has written for the [[BioLogos Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_white_paper.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116031611/http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_white_paper.pdf |archive-date=2011-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_scholarly_essay.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-date=2010-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207035112/http://biologos.org/uploads/projects/louis_scholarly_essay.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> where as of November 2011, he sat on the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biologos.org/about/board/directors |title=Board of Directors &#124; the BioLogos Forum |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116174021/http://biologos.org/about/board/directors |archive-date=2011-11-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has been criticised<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.evolutionnews.org/2014/05/the_meyer-louis086071.html|title=The Meyer-Louis Debate Concludes: Is Intellectual Passivity the Responsible Choice?|date=27 May 2014}}</ref> by the [[Discovery Institute]] for his opposition to the [[intelligent design movement]]. In 2013 he was elected a member of the [[International Society for Science and Religion]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.issr.org.uk/meet-issr-members/member/?member_id=194|title = Members Login Fellows & Associates}}</ref> Prior to his post at Oxford, Louis taught [[theoretical chemistry]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] where he was also director of studies in [[Natural Sciences (Cambridge)|Natural Sciences]] at [[Hughes Hall, Cambridge]].
With [[David Malone (independent filmmaker)|David Malone]] he made the 4-part documentary ''Why Are We Here''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whyarewehere.tv |title= Why Are We Here |accessdate= 7 June 2017}}</ref> for Tern TV.
With [[David Malone (independent filmmaker)|David Malone]] he made the 4-part documentary ''Why Are We Here''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whyarewehere.tv |title= Why Are We Here |accessdate= 7 June 2017}}</ref> for Tern TV.


He appears <ref>{{cite web|title=National Geographic Announces Second Season of ‘The Story of God with Morgan Freeman|url=http://shadowandact.com/2016/12/12/national-geographic-announces-second-season-of-the-story-of-god-with-morgan-freeman/|accessdate=27 January 2017}}</ref> in the episode ''Proof of God'' in the series ''[[The Story of God with Morgan Freeman]]'', giving him an [[Erdős–Bacon number]] of 6.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Louis |first1=Ard |title=Website |url=http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/ArdLouis/louis.shtml |accessdate=8 March 2019}}</ref>
Louis also appears <ref>{{cite web|title=National Geographic Announces Second Season of 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman|url=http://shadowandact.com/2016/12/12/national-geographic-announces-second-season-of-the-story-of-god-with-morgan-freeman/|accessdate=27 January 2017}}</ref> in the episode ''Proof of God'' in the series ''[[The Story of God with Morgan Freeman]]'', giving him an [[Erdős–Bacon number]] of 6.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Louis |first1=Ard |title=Website |url=http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/ArdLouis/louis.shtml |accessdate=8 March 2019}}</ref> He also engages in [[molecular gastronomy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://picasaweb.google.com/115992471670817285222/MolecularGastronomyDinnerOct282012|title = Album Archive}}</ref> Louis identifies as a [[Christian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.veritas.org/podcast/do-i-have-to-have-god-to-have-meaning-w-ard-louis-beyond-the-forum|title = Do I have to have God to have Meaning? With Ard Louis - beyond the Forum.}}</ref>

Prior to his post at Oxford he taught [[theoretical chemistry]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] where he was also director of studies in [[Natural Sciences (Cambridge)|Natural Sciences]] at [[Hughes Hall, Cambridge]].


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Ard Louis
Born
Ard A. Louis

Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materUtrecht University
Cornell University (PhD)
AwardsRoyal Society University Research Fellow
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Chemistry
Biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
University of Cambridge

Ard A. Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, where he leads an interdisciplinary research group that investigates scientific problems on the border between disciplines such as chemistry, physics, and biology,[1] and is also director of graduate studies in theoretical physics.[2]

Education and early life

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Louis was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Gabon.[3] He received his first degree from the University of Utrecht and his PhD in theoretical physics from Cornell University, where he worked with Neil Ashcroft.[4]

Career and research

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From 2002 to 2010 Louis was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. He is also an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.[5] He has written for the BioLogos Foundation,[6][7] where as of November 2011, he sat on the board of directors.[8] He has been criticised[9] by the Discovery Institute for his opposition to the intelligent design movement. In 2013 he was elected a member of the International Society for Science and Religion.[10] Prior to his post at Oxford, Louis taught theoretical chemistry at the University of Cambridge where he was also director of studies in Natural Sciences at Hughes Hall, Cambridge. With David Malone he made the 4-part documentary Why Are We Here[11] for Tern TV.

Louis also appears [12] in the episode Proof of God in the series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, giving him an Erdős–Bacon number of 6.[13] He also engages in molecular gastronomy.[14] Louis identifies as a Christian.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Professor Ard Louis Personal Home Page".
  2. ^ Ard Louis publications from Europe PubMed Central
  3. ^ "Profile - Ben Michelson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  4. ^ "Ard Louis - The Oxford Centre for Soft & Biological Matter". www.softbio.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Board of Directors | the BioLogos Forum". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  9. ^ "The Meyer-Louis Debate Concludes: Is Intellectual Passivity the Responsible Choice?". 27 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Members Login Fellows & Associates".
  11. ^ "Why Are We Here". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ^ "National Geographic Announces Second Season of 'The Story of God with Morgan Freeman". Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  13. ^ Louis, Ard. "Website". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Album Archive".
  15. ^ "Do I have to have God to have Meaning? With Ard Louis - beyond the Forum".
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