Peter Goddard

A mathematical physicist who helped establish a permanent Archives Center at the IAS, Goddard is known for his contributions to string theory and conformal field theory, including the no-ghost theorem (proved together with Charles Thorn). Goddard was educated at Emanuel School and the University of Cambridge, where he has served as a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), founding deputy director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences and, until 2004, Master of St John's College.

He has served as Director of the Institute for Advanced Study from January 2004. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1989, was awarded the Dirac Prize and Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 1997, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2002.

In Turing's Cathedral by George Dyson, it is noted that through his efforts and a gift from Shelby White and the Leon Levy Foundation, a permanent Archives Center was established at the IAS.