+ Curriculum Vitae

Degrees

BSc First Class in Physics, University College London, 1967
PhD, Physics Department, University College London, 1970

Current Postion

Director of Beyond Center
Co-Director of Cosmology Initiative

Academic history

2006- College Professor, Arizona State University
2001 - 2006 Professor of Natural Philosophy, Macquarie University
1998 - Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, Imperial College London
1998 - Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, University of Queensland
1993 - 1997 Professor of Natural Philosophy, Department of Physics, The University of Adelaide
1990 - 1993 Professor of Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide
1980 - 1990 Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
1972 - 1980 Lecturer in Mathematics, King's College, University of London
1970 - 1972 Research Fellow, Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge

Professional organizations

Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Physics
Fellow, UK Institute of Physics
Chartered Physicist (CPhys), UK Institute of Physics
Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics
Fellow, World Economic Forum
Fellow, Royal Literary Society
Honorary Fellow, Indian Astronomical Society
Member, New York Academy of Sciences
Member, Foundational Questions Institute
Member, International Association of Mathematical Physics
Member, Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation
Member, International Society for Science and Religion
Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
Member, International Academy of Astronautics

Boards and committees

Current

Origins Initiative Advisory Board, Arizona State University
Board of Advisors, Search Magazine New York Festival of Science Planning Committee
SETI Post-Detection Committee, International Academy of Astronautics
New York Festival of Science Planning Committee
International Advisory Board, Blue Brain Project
Board of Advisors. Cosmos Magazine
Board of Trustees, John Templeton Foundation (USA)
Board of Trustees, Templeton Foundation Press
Board of Advisors, John Templeton Foundation (USA)
Member, Grants and Programs Committee, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Board of Trustees, Templeton World Charity Foundation
Board of Advisors, Adelaide Festival of Ideas (Australia)
Board of Editors, Astrobiology journal (USA)
Patron, The Gravity Discovery Centre, Western Australia

Past

SPIE BioMEMS and Nanotechnology III (AU02), Committee Member, 4-7 December 2007, Canberra, Australia
Board of advisors, Australian Centre for Astrobiolog
Advisory Committee, Charles Townes 90th birthday symposium, Berkeley, California
Organizing Committee, Astrobiology Science Conference 2004
Editorial Board, Journal of Physics A (UK)
Board of Governors, Dame Allan's Schools (UK)
External Examining Board in Mathematics, University of Wales, Cardiff (UK)
Board of Advisors, Eureka Prize (Australia)
Board of Advisors, The Australia Prize
Patron, The Investigator Centre, Adelaide (Australia)
Festival of Arts Committee, Adelaide (Australia)
South Australian Arts Task Group
Board of Judges, The Templeton Prize
World Advisory Panel, Bristol 2000 Science Centre (UK)
Scientific advisory consultant, Nature (UK)
Editorial consultant, Harvester Publishers (UK)
Science Editorial Consultant, Addison - Wesley Publishers (USA & UK)
Consultant and Science series editor, Allen & Unwin Publishers (Australia )
Board of Judges, Saatchi & Saatchi Award for Innovation, 2000
Advisor to numerous local, state and national governments on science policy matters.

Awards and honours 

DSc honoris causa,, Chapman University, California (2009)
Member of the Order of Australia (2007)
DSc honoris causa, Macquarie University, Sydney (2006)
Trotter Prize, Texas A & M University (2004)
Wilbur Award for religious - themed media, USA (2004)
Most Beautiful Export Award, Australia (2003)
J.K. Russell Fellowship, CTNS, Berkeley (2003)
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award (2003)
Michael Faraday Award, The Royal Society (2002)
Nominated as Australian of the Year (2002)
Kelvin Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, UK (2001)
The Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (1995)
Templeton - CTNS Book Prize (1995)
Advance Australia Award for outstanding contributions to science (1993)
Eureka Prize for the Promotion of Science (Australia) (1992)
Eureka Book Prize (Australia) (1991)
Glaxo Science Writers Fellowship (UK) (1983)
Asteroid 1992 OG renamed (6870) Pauldavies

Administration

Head of Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1980 - 1990)
Deputy Head, School of Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1993 - 1990)
Served on numerous planning committees, conference organizing committees and university appointment, promotions, fellowship committees and examining boards; Newcastle University Honorary Degrees Committee and Faculty of Science Spending Authority; Chair of Student - Staff Consultancy Committee (Newcastle); University of Adelaide (1990 - 1997) served on numerous university and departmental committees; Board of Advisors, Australian Centre for Astrobiology.