Biography:Benjamin Simons
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Short description: British physicist
Benjamin Simons | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Mesoscopic physics[1] |
| Awards | Maxwell Medal and Prize (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed matter theory |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | J. M. F. Gunn |
Benjamin David Simons is a British theoretical physicist, working in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and in biophysics.
Simons holds the Herchel Smith Chair in Physics at the University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory,[1] and he is also a Group Leader in the Gurdon Institute. In 2013 he became head of the Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM) group in the Cavendish.
Honours and awards
- 2001 awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize by Institute of Physics[2]
- 2014 awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics.[3]
- 2015 awarded the Gabor Medal by the Royal Society of the United Kingdom.[4]
- 2021 elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5]
Biography
Simons has two brothers, Thomas and Joseph. His father is a professor at Oxford University, Professor John P. Simons. He is married and has two children.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Author Profile for Ben Simons". American Physical Society. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408235853/http://physics.aps.org/authors/ben_simons. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Maxwell medal recipients". Institute of Physics. http://www.iop.org/about/awards/career/maxwell/medallists/page_38660.html. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Franklin medal recipients". Institute of Physics. http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/franklin/medallists/page_38539.html. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Gabor medal, Royal Society". Royal Society. https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/gabor-medal/. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "Benjamin Simons, Fellows' Directory, Royal Society". Royal Society. https://royalsociety.org/people/benjamin-simons-35003/. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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