Lindsay, S. M. (Stuart Martin)
Oral history interview with Stuart Lindsay, 2020 June 17.
In this interview, David Zierler, Oral Historian for AIP, interviews Stuart Lindsay, university and regents professor at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. He recounts his childhood in the U.K. and how he developed his early interest in physics after he learned about Bohrs theory of the atom. Lindsay discusses his education at the University of Manchester and his strong interest in conservative politics. He describes his decision to stay at Manchester for graduate school, where he worked with Ian Shepherd on low frequency exhortations in polymers. Lindsay describes his work in power semiconductor development at Philips and he recounts the opportunities leading to his faculty appointment at ASU. He explains his developing interests in biophysics building off the strength of the solid-state physics program on campus, and he describes the painstaking process building his lab. Lindsay discusses his interest in statistical mechanics, atomic force microscopy, and nano-biological issues. He describes his forays into commercial ventures based on his academic research, his interests in DNA protein sequencing, and his tenure as director for the Center for Single Molecule Biophysics. At the end of the interview, Lindsay reflects on his eclectic research agenda, his contributions to many research endeavors, and the ongoing value of statistical mechanics as an intellectual framework and pathway to discovery.
Stuart Lindsay is Director of the Center for Single Molecule Biophysics in the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. He received his B.Sc. (1972) and Ph.D. (1976) degrees in physics from the University of Manchester. He holds 34 US patents and was co-founder of Molecular Imaging (now part of Agilent Technologies) and more recently, Recognition AnalytiX.
Lindsay, S. M. (Stuart Martin)
Arizona State University. Biodesign Institute
Philips Electronics N.V.
University of Manchester
Atomic force microscopy
Nanoscience.
Polymers.
Semiconductors
Statistical mechanics
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Zierler, David, 1979- interviewer.
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American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA