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Line 1: {{Short description\|American astrophysicist}} {{Multiple issues\| {{Notability\|Academics\|date=August 2022}} {{BLP primary sources\|date=August 2022}} }} {{use mdy dates\|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox scientist \| name = Kevin H.Hunter Knuth \| ~~image~~ birth_date = ~~Kevin h knuth.png~~{{birth_year_and_age\|1965}} \| birth_place = [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]], US<ref name=nc>{{Cite journal \|last=Knuth \|first=Kevin H. \|date=2005 \|title=Lattice duality: The origin of probability and entropy \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0925231205001165 \|journal=Neurocomputing \|language=en \|volume=67 \|pages=245–274 \|doi=10.1016/j.neucom.2004.11.039}}</ref> \| citizenship = United States▼ \| image = ▲\| citizenship = ~~United States~~ \| field = Physics \| website = {{url\|https://www.knuthlab.org/}} \| work_institutions = [[CUNY Graduate Center]]<br>[[Albert Einstein College of Medicine]]<br>[[Ames Research Center\|NASA Ames Research Center]]<br>[[University at Albany, SUNY\|SUNY Albany]] ~~\| work_institutions = {{plainlist}}~~ \| alma_mater = ~~{{plainlist}}~~▼ * [[University_at_Albany,_SUNY\|University at Albany (SUNY)]]▼ \| education = [[University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh]]<br>[[Montana State University]]<br>[[University of Minnesota]] * [[Ames_Research_Center\|NASA Ames Research Center]] \| doctoral_advisor = John H. Broadhurst<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Knuth \|first=Kevin H. \|title=Dynamics of the human auditory cortex in response to periodic auditory stimulation - ProQuest \|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/249a09d5ca5fe4e400290f149a0a8201/1?cbl=18750 \|website=www.proquest.com \|language=en}}</ref> ~~{{endplainlist}}~~ \| doctoral_student = ▲\| alma_mater = {{plainlist}} \| thesis_title = Dynamics of the human auditory cortex in response to periodic auditory stimulation * University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (BS)▼ \| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/openview/249a09d5ca5fe4e400290f149a0a8201/1?cbl=18750 * Montana State University (MS)▼ \| thesis_year = 1995 * University of Minnesota (PhD)▼ ~~{{endplainlist}}~~ }} '''Kevin H.Hunter Knuth''' (born 1965)<ref name=nc></ref> is ana ~~associate professor~~Professor of ~~physics~~Physics at the [[University at Albany, SUNY\|University at Albany (SUNY)]]. Knuth conducts research in [[Information theory\|information physics]], [[quantum foundations\|foundations of quantum mechanics]], and [[Bayesian inference\|Bayesian analysis]] with applications towards various problems in physics.<ref name=profile/> He also conducts research into ~~[[Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force\|Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)]], otherwise known as~~ [[UFO\|UFOs.]]<ref>{{cite news \|last1=David \|first1=Leonard \|title=How big a deal is NASA's new UFO study? \|url=https://www.space.com/nasa-study-ufo-research-impact \|access-date=5 August 2022 \|work=Space.com \|date=18 July 2022 \|language=en}}</ref>▼ ▲'''Kevin H. Knuth''' is an associate professor of physics at the [[University at Albany, SUNY\|University at Albany (SUNY)]]. Knuth conducts research in [[Information theory\|information physics]], [[quantum foundations\|foundations of quantum mechanics]], and [[Bayesian inference\|Bayesian analysis]] with applications towards various problems in physics.<ref name=profile/> He also conducts research into [[Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force\|Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)]], otherwise known as [[UFO\|UFOs.]]<ref>{{cite news \|last1=David \|first1=Leonard \|title=How big a deal is NASA's new UFO study? \|url=https://www.space.com/nasa-study-ufo-research-impact \|access-date=5 August 2022 \|work=Space.com \|date=18 July 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> == Education == Knuth was born in [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]]. He received a Bachelor of Science in physics and mathematics from the [[University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh]] in 1988, a Master of Science in physics from [[Montana State University]] in 1990, and a PhD in physics (with a minor in mathematics) from the [[University of Minnesota]] (1995), where he was supervised by John H. Broadhurst.<ref name=profile/> == Academic career == After receiving his doctorate, Knuth taught in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences of the [[Graduate Center, CUNY]], the Departments of Otolaryngology and Neuroscience of the [[Albert Einstein College of Medicine]], and the Department of Physiology and Biophysics of the [[Cornell University Medical Center]] from 1997 to 2000.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}} He also worked as a researcher at the [[Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research]] from 1999 to 2001 and at [[NASA]]'s [[Ames Research Center]] from 2001 to 2005.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}} He became an assistant professor of physics at the [[University at Albany]] in 2005 ~~and~~, was promoted to associate professor in 2009 and to professor in 2023.<ref name=profile>{{cite web\|url=https://www.albany.edu/physics/faculty/kevin-knuth\|title=Kevin Knuth\|work=Physics faculty\|publisher=University at Albany\|access-date=~~2022~~2024-0703-3022}}</ref> He has been [[editor-in-chief]] of the [[MDPI]] journal [[Entropy (journal)\|''Entropy'']]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Editorial Board\|publisher=MDPI \|url=https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/editors \|access-date=2022-07-21 \|website=Entropy \|language=en}}</ref> since 2012.<ref name=profile/> == ~~UAP~~UFO research == Knuth has been quoted in the media on the topic of ~~Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)~~[[UFO]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=David \|first=Leonard \|date=2022-01-21 \|title=2022 could be a turning point in the study of UFOs \|url=https://www.space.com/2022-turning-point-study-ufos-uap \|access-date=2022-07-20 \|website=Space.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jacobson \|first=Linda \|date=2021-06-09 \|title=The truth about UFOs is out there, and US students are trying to find it \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jun/09/ufo-science-classes-us-students \|access-date=2022-07-25 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.tpr.org/science-technology/2021-06-18/physicist-takes-a-serious-look-at-unidentified-aerial-phenomena\|title= Physicist Takes A Serious Look At Unidentified Aerial Phenomena \|publisher=Texas Public Radio\|last=Clayton\|first=Jerry\|date=2021-06-19\|access-date=2022-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Will \|first1=Markus \|title=Zahlen, bitte! 3 Prozent unerklärliche UFO-Beobachtungen \|url=https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Zahlen-bitte-3-unerklaerliche-UFO-Beobachtungen-7101849.html \|access-date=3 November 2022 \|work=heise online \|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=This Silicon Valley Startup Is Dedicated to Detecting UFOs Off the California Coast \|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjw3q5/this-silicon-valley-startup-is-dedicated-to-detecting-ufos-off-the-california-cost \|access-date=3 November 2022 \|work=Vice \|language=en}}</ref> He serves as vice president of UAPx, a nonprofit organization that aims to conduct [[field research]] about UFOs, sometimes referred to as UAP,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Grossman \|first=David \|date=2019-10-30 \|title=Ex-Military, NASA Veterans Form UFO Research Group \|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a29628228/military-nasa-veterans-form-ufo-group/ \|access-date=2022-07-20 \|website=Popular Mechanics \|language=en-US}}</ref> and is a research affiliate of [[~~Avi_Loeb#The_Galileo_Project\|~~The Galileo Project]] for the ~~Systematic~~systematic ~~Scientific~~scientific ~~Search~~search for ~~Evidence~~evidence of ~~Extraterrestrial~~extraterrestrial ~~Technological~~technological ~~Artifacts]]~~artifacts at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Research Affiliates \|url=https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/galileo/organization/affiliates \|access-date=28 July 2022 \|website=The Galileo Project \|language=en}}</ref>~~<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Research Activities \|url=https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/galileo/activities \|access-date=2022-07-30 \|website=The Galileo Project \|language=en}}</ref>~~ == References == ~~<references />~~ {{reflist}} == External links == Line 37 ⟶ 44: * {{Official webpage\|http://www.knuthlab.org/}} Knuth Information Physics Lab * [https://www.uapexpedition.org/ UAPx] Nonprofit UAP research organization {{authority control}} ~~[[category:University at Albany, SUNY faculty]]~~ {{DEFAULTSORT:Knuth, Kevin}} [[category:Quantum physicists]]▼ [[Category:1965 births]] [[category:Theoretical physicists]]▼ ▲[[~~category~~Category:Quantum physicists]] ~~[[category:Astrophysicists]]~~ ▲[[~~category~~Category:Theoretical physicists]] [[Category:American astrophysicists]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ufologists]] ▲* [[Category:University of Minnesota ~~(PhD)~~alumni]] ▲* [[Category:Montana State University ~~(MS)~~alumni]] ▲* [[Category:University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh ~~(BS)~~alumni]] [[Category:People from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]] [[Category:American biophysicists]] [[Category:Academic journal editors]] ▲* [[~~University_at_Albany,_SUNY\|~~Category:University at Albany, (SUNY) faculty]]