James S. Langer
James S. Langer | |
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| Born | 1934 Oliver Buckley Prize (1997) |
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| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Peierls |
| Doctoral students | Amalie Frischknecht, Alain Karma, Michael P. Marder |
James S. Langer is an American professor of physics at the
University of California at Santa Barbara.[1]
Born in
Marshall Scholar at Birmingham, his thesis advisor was Rudolf Peierls. After receiving his doctorate, he began his career in the physics department at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (which later became Carnegie Mellon University), where he would stay until 1982. He then joined UCSB's Institute for Theoretical Physics
as professor. Between 1989 and 1995, he served as its director.
According to his profile at UCSB, Langer's research focuses on theories of nonequilibrium phenomena, including the kinetics of
earthquakes, and deformation and failure in noncrystalline solids.[1]
Langer served as president of the
United States National Academy of Sciences
from 2001 to 2005.
He was the founding editor of the Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics as of 2010.[3][4]
His awards include the APS's Oliver Buckley Prize
in 1997.
References
- ^ a b "Professor James S. Langer, Biosketch".
- ^ http://www.apscenttalks.org/chair.cfm?sessID=33. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
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