Robert W. Boyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert W. Boyd

American physicist

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1948

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert William Boyd (born 8 March 1948) is an American physicist noted for his work in optical physics and especially in nonlinear optics.
He is currently the Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Quantum Nonlinear Optics based at the University of Ottawa, Professor of Physics cross-appointed to the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa, and Professor of Optics and Professor of Physics at the University of Rochester.