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Sifting Out the Solution Since receiving his doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 2000, Chan had been developing and refining ways to compress complicated quantum states by focusing only on their most important configurations.
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Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026
Roberts, according to his lawyers, got his doctorate in educational leadership in 2021 from Trident University, an online school.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 29 May 2026
He was also awarded an honorary doctorate.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
China surpassed the United States in annual science and engineering doctorates awarded in 2019, and the gap has widened.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026
Roberts, according to his lawyers, got his doctorate in educational leadership in 2021 from Trident University, an online school.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 29 May 2026
He was also awarded an honorary doctorate.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
China surpassed the United States in annual science and engineering doctorates awarded in 2019, and the gap has widened.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Doctorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctorate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
ˈdäk-t(ə-)rət 
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
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