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Published as AuthorSteven M. Girvin
Dates
April 5, 1950 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Girvin, Steven M.
Biography
Abstract
Steven M. Girvin is Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Yale University (2005-present). Other institutional affiliations include Indiana University and the National Bureau of Standards. His research interests include condensed matter and superconductors.
Important Dates
April 5, 1950Birth, Austin (Tex.).
1971Obtained BS, Bates College, Lewiston (Me.).
1973Obtained MS, University of Maine, Orono (Me.).
1977Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1977 – 1979Postdoctural Research, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
1977 – 1979Postdoctoral Research, Indiana Unversity.
1979 – 1987Physicist, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg (Md.).
1987 – 2001Professor of Physics (1987-1992) and Distinguished Professor of Physics (1992-2001), Indiana University, Bloomington (Ind.).
1995 – 1999Member (1995-1999) and Chair (1997-1998), Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2002 – presentProfessor of Physics and Applied Physics (2002-2005); Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and Applied Physics (2005-present); and Deputy Provost for Science and Technology (2007-present), Yale University, New Haven (Conn.).
2006Member, National Academy of Sciences.
2007Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Theoretical condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Ph.D. advisor at Princeton University.
Colleagues
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at Yale University.
Bromley, D. Allan (David Allan), 1926-2005
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at Yale University.
Dunn, G. H. (Gordon H.), 1932-
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Phillips, William D. (William Daniel), 1948-
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at Yale University.
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Institutions
Major Positions
Indiana University, Bloomington. Department of Physics
Postdoctoral Researcher; Professor of Physics; and Distinguished Professor of Physics.
United States. National Bureau of Standards
Physicist.
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Theoretical Physics
Member and Chair, Advisory Board.
Yale University. Office of the Provost
Deputy Provost for Science and Technology.
Yale University. Physics Department
Professor of Physics and Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics.
Yale University. School of Engineering & Applied Science
Professor of Applied Physics and Eugene Higgins Professor of Applied Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 2007 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
Obtained BS (1971).
Chalmers tekniska högskola. Institutionen för teknisk fysik
Postdoctoral Researcher.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1977).
University of Maine at Orono
Obtained MS (1973).