Zlatko Tesanovic
Zlatko Boško Tešanović | |
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Tucson , Arizona, US | |
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| Spouse(s) | Ina Šarčević, a professor of physics at the University of Arizona and daughter of Philosophy Professor Abdulah Šarčević. |
| Children | Rachel Šarčević-Tešanović, a Johns Hopkins graduate. |
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Zlatko Boško Tešanović (August 1, 1956 – July 26, 2012) was an
His particular research interests were in the areas of theoretical condensed matter physics, revolving primarily around iron- and copper-based high-temperature superconductors,
Biography
He was born in
He worked as a
He was a foreign member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and a fellow of the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics (DCMP). He served as a member of the committee to Assess the Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the United States, and contributed strongly to it, until his death.[5][2]
Students
Among his graduate students are:[6]
- Lei Xing (Jacob Haimson Professor, Stanford University)
- Igor F. Herbut (Professor, Simon Fraser University)
- Anton Andreev (Associate Professor, University of Washington)
- Sasha Dukan (Professor and Chair of Physics, Goucher College)
- Oskar Vafek (Associate Professor, NHMFL)
- Ashot Melikyan (Editor, Physical Review B)
- Andrés Concha (Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard SEAS)
- Valentin Stanev (Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory)
- Jian Kang (Grad student, Johns Hopkins University)
Works
He gave more than 100 invited talks at scientific meetings, including major international conferences. He has authored and published more than 125 scientific papers, and a book entitled:[2][4]
- Zlatko Tesanovic, ed. (1990). Field Theories in Condensed Matter Physics: A Workshop. ISBN 978-0-201-50391-3.
Honors and awards
- Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Institute of International Education (1980)
- Shevlin Fellowship, University of Minnesota (1983)
- Stanwood Johnston Memorial Fellowship, University of Minnesota (1984)
- J. R. Oppenheimer Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1985 (declined)
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship (1988-1994)
- Inaugural Speaker, J. R. Schrieffer Tutorial Lecture Series, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory(1997)
- Foreign Member, The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
- Fellow, The American Physical Society, Division of Condensed Matter Physics
He received grants from the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation awarded him a post-doctoral fellowship that enabled him to spend two years studying at Harvard University.[4]
Death
He died on July 26, 2012, at the age of 55 of an "apparent"
On March 23, 2013, the Johns Hopkins University Department of Physics and Astronomy organised a memorial symposium as a tribute to him. A number of distinguished speakers have been invited to highlight Zlatko's scientific accomplishments.[7]
See also
- List of American Physical Society Fellows (2011–)
- List of theoretical physicists
- Piers Coleman
- Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
- Edward Witten
- Joseph Polchinski
Notes
References
- ^ Kemal Kurspahić. "Bosanski Zlatko Tešanović". WebPublicaPress (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-309-28637-4.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Zlatko Tesanovic". Johns Hopkins University. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
- ^ Baltimore Sun. 5 August 2012. Archived from the originalon 16 October 2020.
- ^ "High Magnetic Field Science and Its Application in the United States: Current Status and Future Directions" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. p. 6.
- ^ "The Biography of Zlatko Tesanovic" (PDF). Ricardo Mendes Ribeiro professional page.
- ^ "Zlatko Tesanovic Memorial Symposium March 2013". ICAM-I2CAM Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020.
External links
- Are iron pnictides new cuprates? by Zlatko Tesanovic — American Physical Society
- Profile on Blogger — Blogger.com
- Zlatko Tesanovic: What is the theory of the Fe-pnictides?
- Curriculum vitae of Dr. Zlatko B. Tešanović
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