Albert Overhauser
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Albert W. Overhauser (August 17, 1925 – December 10, 2011) was an American
National Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his theory of the Overhauser effect in nuclear magnetic resonance. The Overhauser effect was the first example of dynamic nuclear polarization
whereby spin polarization is transferred from unpaired electrons in paramagnetic metals to nuclei resulting in a dramatic increase in their NMR intensity.
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Born in
Ph.D.
in physics.
From 1951 to 1953, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the
University of Illinois, where he developed his highly cited[1] theory on the transfer of spin polarization; once the theory had been confirmed and demonstrated by other scientists, it became known as the Overhauser Effect. He was on the faculty at Cornell University from 1953 to 1958, and then left to join the research staff at Ford Motor Company. Overhauser remained at Ford until 1973, when he joined the faculty at Purdue University. He remained at Purdue as the Stuart Distinguished Professor of Physics for the rest of his career. Overhauser died in 2011 in West Lafayette, Indiana
. He was 86.
Honors and awards
- Received National Medal of Science, 1994
- Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 1976
- Oliver E. Buckley Solid State Physics Prize, 1975
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Simon Fraser University, 1998
- Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Chicago, 1979
- Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Purdue University, 2005
References
- ^ Overhauser, Albert W. (1953). "Polarization of Nuclei in Metals". Physical Review. 92 (2): 411–415. .
- ^ "Albert Overhauser Obituary: View Albert Overhauser's Obituary by Journal & Courier". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
External links
- Biography from the Purdue Department of Physics
- Giuliani, Gabriele F.; Werner, Samuel A. (2012). "Albert Warner Overhauser". Physics Today. 65 (10): 69. .
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