Lonnie Lee Van Zandt (1937–1995) was a professor of physics at Purdue University in Indiana, USA.
Lonnie L. Van Zandt | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1937 |
| Died | July 20, 1995 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Purdue University |
| Thesis | Some effects of static spin density waves on electrical transport (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Overhauser |
Van Zandt participated in the formation of the molecular biological physics group at Purdue and studied the dynamics of dissolved DNA polymers.[1][2] He also performed pioneering research on the effect of microwaves on DNA.[3] His PhD thesis in Physics at Harvard University focused on the "Effects of Static Spin Density Waves on Electron Transport".[4]
References
edit- ^ Saxena, V.K.; Van Zandt, L.L. (December 1994). "Local Modes in a DNA Polymer with Hydrogen Bond Defect". Biophysical Journal. 67. The Biophysical Society: 2448–2453. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Dorfman, Barry H.; Saxena, V.K.; VanZandt, Lonnie L. (May 1993). "Dynamics of dissolved DNA polymers with counterions". Proceedings of the SPIE. 1890. SPIE: 13–23. doi:10.1117/12.145255. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ M. E. Davis and L. L. Van Zandt (1988) Microwave response of DNA in solution Physical Review, Volume 37, Issue 3, pages 888–901 [1]
- ^ "Harvard Physics Thesis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
Sources
editSelected publications
edit- JMHRE Fancy, TBRLL VanZandt "Unusual Crystal-field Energy Levels and Efficient Laser Properties of YV04: Nd", Solid State Research Feb 1966
- LL Van Zandt, JM Honig, JB Goodenough ""Resistivity and Magnetic Order in Ti2 O3 " Journal of Applied Physics 1968
- LL Van Zandt, JW Meyer "Theory of the Schwarz‐Hora Effect" Journal of Applied Physics 1970
- JM Honig, LL Van Zandt, RD Board, HE Weaver "Study of by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy" Physical Review B 1972
- C. F. Eagan; N. C. Koon; L. L. VanZandt "Magnetization of single crystal (Ti,V)2O3" AIP Conference Proceedings 29, 590–591 (1976)
- JE Keem, LL VanZandt, JM Honig "Influence of antiferromagnetic T‐domains on transport in pure NiO" - AIP Conference Proceedings, 1976
- LL Van Zandt, VK Saxena "Vibrational local modes in DNA polymer" Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 1994
- EW Prohofsky, KC Lu, LL Van Zandt, BF Putnam "Breathing modes and induced resonant melting of the double helix" Physics Letters A 1979
- BF Putnam, LL Van Zandt, EW Prohofsky, WN Mei "Resonant and localized breathing modes in terminal regions of the DNA double helix" Biophysical Journal 1981
- MA Wittenauer, LL Van Zandt "Surface conduction versus bulk conduction in pure stoichiometric NiO crystals" Philosophical Magazine B 1982
- LL Van Zandt "Resonant microwave absorption by dissolved DNA" Physical Review Letters, 1986
- M. E. Davis and L. L. VanZandt "Microwave response of DNA in solution" Phys. Rev. A 1988
- VV Prabhu, WK Schroll, LL Van Zandt "Helical lattice vibrational modes in DNA" Physical Review 1988
- VV Prabhu, WK Schroll, LL Van Zandt… "Helical lattice vibrational modes in DNA" Physical Review 1988
- LL Van Zandt "DNA solitons with realistic parameter values" Physical Review A 1989
- VK Saxena, BH Dorfman, LL Van Zand "Identifying and interpreting spectral features of dissolved poly (dA)-poly (dT) DNA polymer in the high-microwave range" Physical Review A 1991
- Barry H. Dorfman, V. K. Saxena, Lonnie L. VanZandt "Dynamics of dissolved DNA polymers with counterions" Proc. SPIE Biomolecular Spectroscopy III, (1 May 1993)
External links
edit- Obituary at Purdue
- Van Zandt, Lonnie L. (1994). "Astronomical Dating of 'The Poem of the Man-God'" (PDF). Purdue University, College of Engineering. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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