J. C. Séamus Davis

Biography

Abstract

J. C. Séamus Davis is a Professor of Physical Science at Cornell University (2008-present). Other institutional affiliations include Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. Some research interests include superconductors, superfluids, and supersolids.

Important Dates

March 22, 1961Birth.

1983Obtained BSc, University College Cork, Cork, (Ireland).

1989Obtained PhD in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).

1990 – 2002Postdoctoral Research Associate (1990-1993); Assistant Professor of Physics (1993-1997); Associate Professor of Physics (1998-2000); and Professor of Physics (2001-2002), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).

1998 – 2003Faculty Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley (Calif.).

2003Fellow, American Physical Society.

2003 – presentProfessor of Physics (2003-2007) and J. G. White Distinguished Professor of Physical Science (2008-present), Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).

2007 – presentSUPA Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, St. Andrews University.

2007 – presentSenior Physicist (2007-present) and Director, Center for Emergent Superconductivity (2009-present), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island (N.Y.).

2009Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia.

2010Member, National Academy of Sciences.

Occupation

Quantum physicist.

Places

Undergraduate Education

Cork (Ireland)

Graduate Education

Berkeley (Calif.)

Employment

Berkeley (Calif.)

Ithaca (N.Y.)

Long Island (N.Y.)

Subjects

Quantum theory.

Superconductivity.

Superfluidity.

Relationships

People

Colleagues

Aronson, Samuel, 1942-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Ashcroft, Neil W.

Both employed at Cornell University.

Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005

Both employed at Cornell University.

Bialek, William S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Blume, Martin, 1932-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Chamberlain, O. (Owen)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chaudhari, Praveen, 1937-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Chemla, D. S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chew, Geoffrey F.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Clarke, John, 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

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

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Cohen, Marvin L.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Commins, Eugene D.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Corson, Dale R.

Both employed at Cornell University.

Courant, Ernest D. (Ernest David), 1920-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

DiSalvo, Francis

Both employed at Cornell University.

Falcone, Roger W.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

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

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Freedman, Stuart J.

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.

Goldhaber, Maurice, 1911-2011

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Greisen, Kenneth

Both employed at Cornell University.

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

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.

Jackson, John David, 1925-2016

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jeffries, C. D., 1922-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Johnson, Peter D., 1952-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Kahn, Steven Michael

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kinoshita, T. (Toichiro)

Both employed at Cornell University.

Kittel, Charles

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Krumhansl, J. A. (James A.)

Both employed at Cornell University.

Lange, Andrew

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Lee, David M.

Both employed at Cornell University.

Louie, Steven G., 1949-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

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.

Mermin, N. David

Both employed at Cornell University.

Murnane, Margaret

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Orlov, Yuri, 1924-

Both employed at Cornell University.

Palmer, Robert B., 1934-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Perlmutter, Saul

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Pohl, Robert O.

Both employed at Cornell University.

Price, Paul Buford

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Reppy, John David

Both employed at Cornell University.

Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1923-2000

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Richards, Paul L. (Paul Linford)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Richardson, Robert C. (Robert Coleman), 1937-2013

Both employed at Cornell University.

Riess, Adam, 1969-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Samios, Nicholas P.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Shapiro, Marjorie

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shen, Y. R.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shirane, G.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Smoot, George

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Steiner, Herbert M.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Stubbs, Christopher

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Teukolsky, Saul A. (Saul Arno), 1947-

Both employed at Cornell University.

Thomas, Gareth, 1932-2014

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Tigner, M.

Both employed at Cornell University.

Townes, Charles H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Trilling, George H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

York, James W., Jr., 1939-

Both employed at Cornell University.

Zumino, B. (Bruno), 1923-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Institutions

Major Positions

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Senior Physicist and Director, Center for Emergent Superconductivity.

Cornell University. Department of Physics

Professor of Physics and J. G. White Distinguished Professor of Physical Science.

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Faculty Physicist.

University of British Columbia. Department of Physics

Visiting Professor.

University of California, Berkeley. Department of Physics

Obtained PhD in Physics; Postdoctoral Research Associate; Assistant Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; and Professor of Physics.

University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy

SUPA Distinguished Research Professor of Physics.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

American Physical Society

Fellow.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Member.

University College, Cork. Department of Physics

Obtained BSc.

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