Senator Zwicker has spent his entire professional career at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory, where he currently is the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Public Engagement. Senator Zwicker is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and The American Association of Physics Teachers has named him to its list of 75 leading contributors to physics education.

He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Bard College, and master's and doctorate degrees in physics from John Hopkins University.

Mr. Zwicker and his wife Barbara, an elementary school educator, have raised three children and one pitbull-boxer mix named Rocky. He enjoys surfing and playing soccer in his spare time.