David Burnham Tanner is a Distinguished Professor of Physics[3][4] and an affiliate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida.[5]
David Tanner | |
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| Born | David Burnham Tanner March 12, 1945 |
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| Fields | Physics, Chemistry |
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| Thesis | Some size effects in metals in the far infrared (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert John Sievers |
He studied at the University of Virginia where he received his B. A. degree. He has a PhD in Physics from Cornell University.[6]
He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1989 "for studies of the basic infrared properties of new materials".[7] and awarded their Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids in 2016.[8]
He published the textbook Optical Effects in Solids in 2019.[9]
References
edit- ^ "2016 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids Recipient". Aps.org.
- ^ "Special breakthrough prize in Fundamental Physics awarded for detection of gravitational waves 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence". breakthroughprize.org.
- ^ "Distinguished Professors". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "David Tanner". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Department of Chemistry, People". chem.ufl.edu.
- ^ Tanner, David (1972-08-01). Some size effects in metals in the far infrared (PhD). Cornell University. doi:10.2172/4569168. OCLC 743364351. OSTI 4569168.
- ^ "APS Fwellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to the Physics Department at the University of Florida". UF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Tanner, David (April 2019). Optical Effects in Solids. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316672778.
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