Biography:Kellogg Stelle
Kellogg S. "Kelly" Stelle (11 March 1948–23 October 2025).[1] was an American-British theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Imperial College London. His work was focused on the theory of gravitation, in particular quantum gravity, and braneworld cosmology.[2][3]
He developed the theory of quadratic gravity in 1977. The theory had difficulty being accepted as a viable theory because it postulates the existence of a massive ghost particle.[4] He later turned his interest to supergravity.[4]
A two-day scientific conference, "Kellyfest", to celebrate his 60th birthday was held by the Theoretical Physics Group at Imperial College in 2008.[5]
He was a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and of the American Physical Society.[6] He was a winner of a Humboldt Research Award in 2006, and of the John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh Medal and Prize in 2020.
He died in 2025.[7]
References
- ↑ "Online Tribute" (in en-GB). https://www.online-tribute.com/KellyStelle.
- ↑ "Kellogg S. Stelle". https://inspirehep.net/authors/987588.
- ↑ "Three Imperial academics win Institute of Physics awards | Imperial News | Imperial College London" (in en). 2020-10-29. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/207553/three-imperial-academics-institute-physics-awards/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wood, Charlie (2025-11-17). "Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback" (in en). https://www.quantamagazine.org/old-ghost-theory-of-quantum-gravity-makes-a-comeback-20251117/.
- ↑ "Kellyfest | Conference to celebrate Kelly Stelle's 60th Birthday". https://plato.tp.ph.ic.ac.uk/conferences/kellyfest/.
- ↑ "Professor Kellogg Stelle" (in en). https://royalsociety.org/sitecore/content/royal-society/configuration/foundation/dynamics-api/fellowsdetailpage/.
- ↑ "Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics" (in en-GB). 2025-11-19. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/a-z-research/theoretical-physics/.
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