Paul Davies

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Paul Charles William Davies AM born 22 April 1946 is an English physicist writer and broadcaster a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science He is affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in California He has held previous academic appointments at the University of Cambridge University College London University of Newcastle upon Tyne University of Adelaide and Macquarie University His research interests are in the fields of cosmology quantum field theory and astrobiology He proposed that a oneway trip to Mars could be a viable option In 2005 he took up the chair of the SETI PostDetection Science and Technology Taskgroup of the International Academy of Astronautics Davies serves on the Advisory Council of METI Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence He is also an adviser to the Microbes Mind Forum