John Clarke

Biography

Abstract

John Clarke is a Professor of the Graduate School at University of California, Berkeley (2010-present). His research specialties include superconductivity and magnetometers. His other institutional affiliations include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Cambridge University.

Important Dates

February 10, 1942Birth, Cambridge (England).

1964Obtained BA in Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

1968Obtained MA and PhD in Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

1968 – 1971Postdoctoral Fellow (1968-1969) and Assistant Professor of Physics (1969-1971), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).

1969 – 2010Senior Faculty Scientist, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley (Calif.).

1971 – presentAssociate Professor of Physics (1971-1973); Professor of Physics (1973-2010); Luis W. Alvarez Memorial Chair for Experimental Physics (1994-1999); and Professor of the Graduate School (2010-present), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).

1972Visitor, H. C. Ørsted Institute (H.C. Ørsted institutet), Copenhagen.

1972Visitor, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

1978Visitor, University of Karlsruhe (Universität Karlsruhe).

1979Visitor, H. C. Ørsted Institute, Copenhagen.

1979Visitor, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

1982Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

1985Visitor, H. C. Ørsted Institute, Copenhagen.

1985Fellow, American Physical Society.

1986Fellow, Royal Society.

1986Visitor, Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Saclay.

1989Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

1998By-Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

1998 – 2002Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, American Physical Society.

1999Fellow, Institute of Physics.

2002 – 2006Member, Solid State Sciences Committee, National Research Council.

2003Obtained ScD in Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).

2009 – 2012150th Anniversary Visiting Professor, Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers tekniska högskola).

2012Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences.

Occupation

Experimental physicist.

Places

Birth

Cambridge (England)

Undergraduate Education

Cambridge (England)

Graduate Education

Cambridge (England)

Employment

Berkeley (Calif.)

Subjects

Superconductivity.

Relationships

People

Colleagues

Alvarez, Luis W., 1911-1988

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Bialek, William S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Birge, Raymond T. (Raymond Thayer), 1887-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Birgeneau, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Bowman, J. D. (J. David)

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Bradbury, Norris, 1909-1997

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Bucksbaum, Philip H.

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Ceperley, David

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Chamberlain, O. (Owen)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chemla, D. S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chew, Geoffrey F.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chu, Steven

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Clauser, John F. (John Francis), 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Cohen, Marvin L.

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley.

Commins, Eugene D.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Davidson, Ronald C.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Davis, J. C. Séamus

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Diamond, R. M.

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Drell, Persis S.

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Dynes, Robert C.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Falcone, Roger W.

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley.

Falicov, L. M. (Leopoldo Maximo), 1933-1995

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Gaillard, Mary K.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Glaser, D. A.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Goldhaber, Gerson

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Grunder, Hermann

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Hahn, E. L. (Erwin Louis), 1921-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Hardy, John Christopher

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.

Haxton, Wick C.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Hellman, Frances

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Helmholz, August Carl, 1915-2003

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Holdren, John P.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jacak, Barbara

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jackson, John David, 1925-2016

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jeffries, C. D., 1922-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kahn, Steven Michael

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kittel, Charles

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Lange, Andrew

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Lee, Yuan Tseh, 1936-

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Louie, Steven G., 1949-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Lyneis, Claude, 1943-

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Mandelstam, Stanley

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

McKee, Christopher, 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

McMillan, Edwin M. (Edwin Mattison), 1907-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Moyer, Burton J., 1912-1973

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Murnane, Margaret

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Nagamiya, S. (Shoji)

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Nygren, David R.

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Oddone, Piermaria J.

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Perlman, Isadore

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Perlmutter, Saul

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and University of California, Berkeley.

Poskanzer, A. M. (Arthur M.), 1931-

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Price, Paul Buford

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Randall, Lisa

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley.

Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1923-2000

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Richards, Paul L. (Paul Linford)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Riess, Adam, 1969-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Rosenfeld, Arthur H., 1926-

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Segrè, Emilio

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff)

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Shank, C. V. (Charles V.)

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and University of California, Berkeley.

Shapiro, Marjorie

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shen, Y. R.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shirley, David Arthur, 1934-

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Smith, Neville, 1942-2006

Both employed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Smoot, George

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Steiner, Herbert M.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Stephens, F. S. (Frank Samuel)

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Stubbs, Christopher

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Teller, Edward, 1908-2003

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Thomas, Gareth, 1932-2014

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Tinkham, Michael

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Townes, Charles H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Trilling, George H.

Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley.

Van Harlingen, Dale J.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Watson, Kenneth M.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Zumino, B. (Bruno), 1923-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Institutions

Major Positions

Chalmers tekniska högskola. Institutionen för teknisk fysik

150th Anniversary Visiting Professor.

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Senior Faculty Scientist, Materials Sciences Division.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Senior Faculty Scientist, Materials Sciences Division.

Lawrence Radiation Laboratory

Senior Faculty Scientist, Materials Sciences Division (Berkeley campus).

University of California, Berkeley. Department of Physics

Postdoctoral Fellow; Assistant Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; Luis W. Alvarez Memorial Chair for Experimental Physics; and Professor of the Graduate School.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fellow.

American Physical Society

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, Division of Condensed Matter Physics.

Centre d'études nucléaires de Saclay

Visitor.

H. C. Ørsted institutet

Visitor.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain)

Fellow.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Foreign Associate.

National Research Council (U.S.)

Member, Solid State Sciences Committee.

Royal Society (Great Britain)

Fellow.

Universität Karlsruhe

Visitor.

University of Cambridge. Department of Physics

Obtained BA (1964), MA (1968), PhD (1968), and ScD (2003). Visitor; Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall; and By-Fellow, Churchill College.

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