Joseph Edward Mayer

Joseph Edward Mayer'
Joseph Edward Mayer'
Born	May 2, 1904; New York City, USA
Died	15 October 1983 (aged 79)
Known for	Mayer expansion; Mayer f-function; Born–Mayer equation; McMillan–Mayer theory
Spouse	Maria Goeppert Mayer (m. 1930; dead 1972)
Awards	Peter Debye Award (1967)
	Scientific career
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University; University of California, San Diego; University of Chicago

Joseph Edward Mayer (February 5, 1904 – October 15, 1983) was an American chemist who formulated the Mayer expansion in statistical field theory.^[1]

He was professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego from 1960 to 1972, and previously at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the University of Chicago.^[2] He was married to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer from 1930 until her death in 1972. He went to work with James Franck in Göttingen, Germany, in 1929, where he met Maria, a student of Max Born. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (1946),^[3] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1958),^[4] and the American Philosophical Society (1970).^[5] Joseph Mayer was president of the American Physical Society from 1973 to 1975.

Scientific contributions

He developed the cluster expansion method and Mayer-McMillan solution theory.

^ Montroll, Elliott W.; Raveché, Harold J.; Devore, Jerald A. (April 1984). "Obituary: Joseph E. Mayer". Physics Today. 37 (4): 98–100. doi:10.1063/1.2916215. S2CID 177139020.
^ Zimm, Bruno H. (1994). "10. Joseph Edward Mayer". Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 65. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 211–220. doi:10.17226/4548. ISBN 978-0-309-07359-2. OCLC 45729927. A .pdf version of this memoir is available at "Joseph Edward Mayer" (PDF).
^ "Joseph E. Mayer". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Joseph Edward Mayer". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

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Joseph Edward Mayer'
Born	(1904-05-02)May 2, 1904 New York City, USA
Died	15 October 1983(1983-10-15) (aged 79)
Known for	Mayer expansion Mayer f-function Born–Mayer equation McMillan–Mayer theory
Spouse	Maria Goeppert Mayer (m. 1930; dead 1972)
Awards	Peter Debye Award (1967)
Scientific career
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University University of California, San Diego University of Chicago