ARTHUR JAFFE

'Arthur Jaffe' is an American mathematical physicist and a professor at Harvard University. Born on December 22, 1937 he attended Princeton University as an undergraduate, and later Clare College, Cambridge, obtaining degrees in chemistry and then in mathematics. He then returned to Princeton, obtaining a doctorate in physics.
With James Glimm, he founded the subject called constructive quantum field theory. One of their major achievements was to show the mathematical compatibility of quantum theory, special relativity, and interaction. They did this by proving the existence of the first examples of non-linear, relativistic quantum fields with non-trivial scattering. Jaffe's work in several related fields of mathematics and physics is well-known, including contributions to gauge theory and to non-commutative geometry.
For several years Jaffe was president of the International Association of Mathematical Physics, and later of the American Mathematical Society. He chaired the Council of Scientific Society Presidents.
Jaffe conceived the idea of the Clay Mathematics Institute and its programs; he served as a founding member and the founding President of that organization. He is and has been chair of many notable organizations, including the School of Theoretical Physics at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Study. He continues to teach Mathematical Physics and to pursue research at Harvard University.