Arthur Jaffe

Arthur M. Jaffe
Arthur Jaffe at his office in 2005
Born	(1937-12-22) December 22, 1937 (age 79)
Nationality	American
Fields	Mathematical physics
Institutions	Harvard University
Alma mater	Princeton University
Doctoral advisor	Arthur Wightman
Doctoral students	Ezra Getzler Joel Feldman Clifford Taubes

Arthur Michael Jaffe /ˈdʒæfi/ (born December 22, 1937) is an American mathematical physicist and a professor at Harvard University.

Jaffe attended Princeton University as an undergraduate obtaining a degree in chemistry, and later Clare College, Cambridge, as a Marshall Scholar, obtaining a degree in mathematics. He then returned to Princeton, obtaining a doctorate in physics. Currently Jaffe teaches Mathematical Physics and pursues research at Harvard University. His doctoral students include Joel Feldman, Ezra Getzler, and Clifford Taubes.

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. He presently serves as Chair of the Board of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Theoretical Physics.

Jaffe conceived the idea of the Clay Mathematics Institute and its programs, including the employment of research fellows and the Millennium Prizes in mathematics. He served as a founding Member, a founding member of the Board, and the founding President of that organization.