Neil S. Sullivan (born January 18, 1942) is a distinguished professor of physics at the University of Florida.[1]
Neil S. Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1942 |
| Alma mater | Otago University, Harvard University |
| Known for | One of the founders of the Micro Kelvin Laboratory Discovery of quadrupolar glass phase of solid hydrogen |
| Spouse | Robyn A. Sullivan |
| Awards | Prix Saintour La Caze Physics Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Florida Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Pound |
He attended Otago University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1964 followed by a Master of Science in 1965. In 1972, he obtained his PhD from Harvard University with the thesis Nuclear Magnetism of Solid Hydrogen at Low Temperatures.
Born in New Zealand, Sullivan became a naturalized United States citizen in 2004.[citation needed]
Career
editSullivan became a professor of physics at the University of Florida in 1983. He became chair of the Physics Department in 1989, a position he held until 1999. It was during this time that he was one of three lead collaborators to successfully propose the creation of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida.[2] From 2000-2006, he served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is also one of the editors-in-chief of the Journal of Low Temperature Physics. In 2024 he was given the title "Distinguished Professor".
In 1987 he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, his citation reading "for fundamental studies of quantum solids using NMR techniques: contributions to orientational transitions in adsorbed N2 and solid hydrogen, discovery of a quadrupolar glass state in hydrogen, and elucidation of vacancies in solid 3He" [3]
References
edit- ^ "Neil Sullivan". Department of Physics Faculty. University of Florida. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "National High Magnetic Field Laboratory History". Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 24 September 2020.