, ▁Sen . ▁Hon . ▁James ▁K w asi ▁Mal ik ▁Thompson ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Dis aster ▁P rep ared ness , ▁Rec overy ▁and ▁Re const ruction ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Hon . ▁I ram ▁D ew itt ▁Lewis ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G overn ment ▁of ▁the ▁Bah am as ▁Bah am as <0x0A> </s> ▁Andreas ▁J . ▁Al bre cht ▁is ▁a ▁theoretical ▁phys ic ist ▁and ▁cosm ologist ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Physics ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Davis . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁infl ation ary ▁cosm ology ▁ ▁and ▁studies ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁universe , ▁cos mic ▁structure , ▁and ▁dark ▁energy . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Al bre cht ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University , ▁I th aca ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁cosm ology . ▁His ▁th esis ▁ad visor ▁was ▁Paul ▁Stein hardt . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁carried ▁out ▁post - do ctor al ▁research ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁Austin ▁and ▁at ▁Los ▁Al amos ▁National ▁Labor atory . ▁Al bre cht ▁later ▁worked ▁at ▁F erm il ab ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁taught ▁at ▁Imperial ▁College , ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Al