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Archival as AuthorR. M. Tromp
Dates
1954 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Tromp, R. M.
Additional Forms of Names
Tromp, R. (Rudolph)
Tromp, R. M. (Rudolf Maria), 1954-
Tromp, Rudd
Tromp, Rudolph
Biography
Abstract
Rudolf Tromp is Researcher and Manager at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines (IBM) (1983-present). His research interests include the structure and growth of surfaces and interfaces, surface phase transitions, modifications of crystal growth by organic and inorganic monolayers ('surfactants'), and the development of novel experimental techniques and methods.
Important Dates
1954Birth.
1978Obtained BS, Twente University of Technology, Enschede (Netherlands).
1982Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht (Netherlands).
1983 – presentResearcher and Manager, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines (IBM), Yorktown Heights (N.Y.).
1993Fellow, American Physiscal Society.
2003Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.
Occupation
Surface physicist.
Places
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Physics -- Industrial applications.
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Anderson, A. G. (Arthur George), 1926-
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Landauer, Rolf William, 1927-1999
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Institutions
Major Positions
Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center
Researcher and Manager.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Fellow and received 2003 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.
Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht
Obtained PhD in Physics (1982).
Technische Hogeschool Twente
Obtained BS (1978).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
American Vacuum Society interview collection, 1991-2013.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA