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In 1990, Peet received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Canterbury and in 1994 a doctorate in physics from Stanford University. From 1994 to 1997 they worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and from 1997 to 2000 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 2000, Peet teaches and conducts research as a full professor at the University of Toronto.<ref name="ap.io about"/> Peet is an affiliate of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.<ref name="pitp profile">{{Cite web|title=A. W. Peet|website=Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics|url=https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/aw-peet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711233329/https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/aw-peet|archive-date=2020-07-11|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> | In 1990, Peet received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Canterbury and in 1994 a doctorate in physics from Stanford University. From 1994 to 1997 they worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and from 1997 to 2000 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 2000, Peet teaches and conducts research as a full professor at the University of Toronto.<ref name="ap.io about"/> Peet is an affiliate of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.<ref name="pitp profile">{{Cite web|title=A. W. Peet|website=Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics|url=https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/aw-peet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711233329/https://perimeterinstitute.ca/people/aw-peet|archive-date=2020-07-11|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> | ||
Peet is [[nonbinary]], uses [[Singular they|they/them pronouns]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peet|first=A. W.|date=|title=How to get my name and pronouns right|url=https://ap.io/g/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220103439/https://ap.io/g/|archive-date=2020-12-20|access-date=2020-12-15|website=A. W. Peet}}</ref> and is a New Zealand citizen with a passport using an unspecified gender. They debated fellow University of Toronto colleague clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson on Canadian public television on several occasions, garnering significant public attention.<ref name="ap.io about"/><ref name="cbc recording">{{cite web|title=University of Toronto professor A.W. Peet explains why they identify as non-binary|date=30 September 2016|url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2695696572|access-date=2020-07-11}}<!-- Gave error on attempting to archive --></ref><ref name="ts clash">{{cite web|title=When beliefs about gender identity and views on freedom of speech clash|first=Ellen|last=Brait|date=5 November 2016|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/05/when-beliefs-about-gender-identity-and-views-on-freedom-of-speech-clash.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706231229/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/05/when-beliefs-about-gender-identity-and-views-on-freedom-of-speech-clash.html|archive-date=2020-07-06|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref><ref name="varsity community">{{cite web|last=Yun|first=Tom|title=U of T community responds to Jordan Peterson on gender identities|date=3 October 2016|newspaper=The Varsity|url=https://thevarsity.ca/2016/10/03/u-of-t-community-responds-to-jordan-peterson-on-gender-identities/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711234404/https://thevarsity.ca/2016/10/03/u-of-t-community-responds-to-jordan-peterson-on-gender-identities/|archive-date=2020-07-11|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> | Peet is [[nonbinary]], uses [[Singular they|they/them pronouns]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peet|first=A. W.|date=|title=How to get my name and pronouns right|url=https://ap.io/g/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220103439/https://ap.io/g/|archive-date=2020-12-20|access-date=2020-12-15|website=A. W. Peet}}</ref> and is a New Zealand citizen with a passport using an unspecified gender. They debated fellow University of Toronto colleague clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson on Canadian public television on several occasions, garnering significant public attention.<ref name="ap.io about"/><ref name="cbc recording">{{cite web|title=University of Toronto professor A.W. Peet explains why they identify as non-binary|date=30 September 2016|url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2695696572|access-date=2020-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222033951/https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2695696572|archive-date=17 July 2023}}<!-- Gave error on attempting to archive --></ref><ref name="ts clash">{{cite web|title=When beliefs about gender identity and views on freedom of speech clash|first=Ellen|last=Brait|date=5 November 2016|newspaper=Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/05/when-beliefs-about-gender-identity-and-views-on-freedom-of-speech-clash.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706231229/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/05/when-beliefs-about-gender-identity-and-views-on-freedom-of-speech-clash.html|archive-date=2020-07-06|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref><ref name="varsity community">{{cite web|last=Yun|first=Tom|title=U of T community responds to Jordan Peterson on gender identities|date=3 October 2016|newspaper=The Varsity|url=https://thevarsity.ca/2016/10/03/u-of-t-community-responds-to-jordan-peterson-on-gender-identities/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711234404/https://thevarsity.ca/2016/10/03/u-of-t-community-responds-to-jordan-peterson-on-gender-identities/|archive-date=2020-07-11|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref> | ||
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | nonbinary |
| Occupation | professor of physics |
A. W. Peet is a professor of physics at the University of Toronto. Peet's research interests include a focus on string theory as a quantum theory of gravity, quantum field theory and applications of string theory to black holes, gauge theories, cosmology,[1] and the correspondence between conformal field theories and anti-de Sitter space.[2]
In 1990, Peet received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Canterbury and in 1994 a doctorate in physics from Stanford University. From 1994 to 1997 they worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and from 1997 to 2000 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 2000, Peet teaches and conducts research as a full professor at the University of Toronto.[1] Peet is an affiliate of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[3]
Peet is nonbinary, uses they/them pronouns,[4] and is a New Zealand citizen with a passport using an unspecified gender. They debated fellow University of Toronto colleague clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson on Canadian public television on several occasions, garnering significant public attention.[1][5][6][7]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Peet, A. W. "About Prof. Peet". ap.io. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ "A. W. Peet". University of Toronto. Canadian Association of Physicists. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ "A. W. Peet". Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ Peet, A. W. "How to get my name and pronouns right". A. W. Peet. Archived from the original on 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ↑ "University of Toronto professor A.W. Peet explains why they identify as non-binary". 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ Brait, Ellen (5 November 2016). "When beliefs about gender identity and views on freedom of speech clash". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ↑ Yun, Tom (3 October 2016). "U of T community responds to Jordan Peterson on gender identities". The Varsity. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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