A. W. Peet

Early life

Peet was born in New Zealand in 1968.

Career In 1990, Peet received a Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of Canterbury, and a doctorate in physics from Stanford University in 1994. From 1994 to 1997, they worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University, and as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara from 1997 to 2000. Since 2000, they have been teaching and conducting research as an established professor at the University of Toronto.

Personal life Peet is non-binary, uses they/them pronouns, and is a New Zealand citizen with a passport using an unspecified gender. Peet chose to come out publicly to support queer youth in STEM fields. After the debate, Peet faced online harassment that negatively impacted their mental health.

Peet is disabled and experiences chronic pain.

Awards 2003: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship, Harvard University 2002: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship 2002: Ontario Premier's Research Excellence Award 2000-2006: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Scholar, Cosmology and Gravity Program

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