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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsDavid R. Nelson
Dates
May 9, 1951 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Nelson, David R., 1951-
Additional Forms of Names
Nelson, D. (David), 1951-
Biography
Abstract
David Nelson is Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics at Harvard University (2004-present). His research interests include the interplay between fluctuations, geometry and statistical mechanics, as well as vortex physics and topological defects on frozen topographies and biophysics.
Important Dates
May 9, 1951Birth, Stuttgart (Germany).
1972Obtained AB, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1974Obtained MS, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1975Obtained PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1975 – presentJunior Fellow, Society of Fellows (1975-1978); Associate Professor of Physics (1978-1980); Professor of Physics and Applied Physics (1980-present); Chair, Department of Physics (1997-2000); and Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics (2004-present), Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1984Fellowship, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
1994Member, National Academy of Sciences.
2004Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Fisher, Michael E. (Michael Ellis)
PhD advisor at Cornell University, "Applications of the Renormalization to Critical Phenomena."
Colleagues
Bainbridge, Kenneth T. (Kenneth Tompkins), 1904-1996
Both employed at Harvard University.
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Furry, W. H. (Wendell Hinkle), 1907-
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Kemble, Edwin C. (Edwin Crawford), 1889-
Both employed at Harvard University.
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Both employed at Harvard University.
Nelson, Ann E. (Ann Elizabeth)
Both employed at Harvard University.
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Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-1980
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.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Department Chair; Junior Fellow; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics.
Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Professor of Applied Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 2004 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Cornell University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1972), MS (1974), and PhD (1975).
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Fellowship.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.