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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsRobert B. Meyer
Dates
October 13, 1943 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Meyer, Robert B.
Additional Forms of Names
Meyer, R. B. (Robert B.)
Biography
Abstract
Robert Meyer is Professor of Physics at Brandeis University (1985-present). Other institutional affiliations include Harvard University. His research interests include liquid crystals, colloids, and polymers.
Important Dates
October 13, 1943Birth, St. Louis (Mo.).
1965Obtained BS, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1970Obtained PhD in Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1970 – 1978Research Fellow and Lecturer (1970-1971) and Assistant Professor to Professor, Applied Physics (1971-1978), Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1977Visiting Professor, Nordita Fellow, Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden.
1978 – presentAssociate Professor (1978-1985) and Professor of Physics (1985-present), Brandeis University, Waltham (Mass.).
2006Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Applied physics and engineering.
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Turnbull, David, 1915-2007
PhD advisor at Harvard University, "Effects of Magnetic and Electric Fields on the Structure of Liquid Crystals."
Colleagues
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Bode, Hendrik W. (Hendrik Wade), 1905-1982
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Clark, N. A. (Noel Anthony), 1940-
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-1980
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Brandeis University. Department of Physics
Associate Professor and Professor of Physics.
Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Obtained PhD in Applied Physics (1970). Research Fellow and Lecturer and Assistant Professor to Professor, Applied Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 2006 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Chalmers tekniska högskola. Institutionen för teknisk fysik
Visiting Professor, Nordita Fellow.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1965).