▁an ▁M . Sc . ▁in ▁Physics ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Prof . ▁Daniel ▁Am it ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Physics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁while ▁working ▁with ▁Prof . ▁Philip ▁Warren ▁Anderson . ▁ ▁Career ▁His ▁first ▁teaching ▁position ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁associate ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁The oret ical ▁Physics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁still ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁Alfred ▁P . ▁Slo an ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁received ▁the ▁Young ▁Investig ator ▁Award . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁along ▁with ▁Antoine ▁Georges , ▁he ▁developed ▁dynam ical ▁mean ▁field ▁theory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Lady ▁Davis ▁fellow , ▁and ▁nine ▁years ▁later ▁accepted ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Euro physics ▁Prize ▁and