Biography:Christopher Sorensen
Christopher Sorensen | |
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| Born | October 1, 1947 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of Colorado |
| Known for | Research with particulate systems, |
| Awards | Carnegie Foundation and Council for Advancement and Support of Education United States Professor of the Year for doctoral and research universities (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerosol physics Light scattering Soft matter physics |
| Institutions | Kansas State University |
| Doctoral advisor | W.J. O'Sullivan |
Christopher Sorensen (born October 1, 1947) is the Cortelyou-Rust University Distinguished Professor and a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Kansas State University Physics Department. He also is an adjunct professor in the department of chemistry at Kansas State University.[1] He was named the Carnegie Foundation and Council for Advancement and Support of Education United States Professor of the Year for doctoral and research universities in 2007.[2] His research interests include particulate systems, soft matter physics, light scattering, and materials synthesis.
Biography
Sorensen was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned a Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1969, and earned his Ph.D. in physics in 1977 from the University of Colorado.[3] He joined the physics department at Kansas State University in 1977 as an assistant professor of physics; he was promoted to associate professor in 1982 and professor in 1986. He was named a university distinguished professor in 2000 and the Cortelyou-Rust University Distinguished Professor in 2009.[4]
Research
Sorensen's research focuses on the synthesis, solution properties and self-assembly[5] of nanoparticles; gelation[6] and aggregation kinetics in aerosols and colloids; and theoretical and experimental studies of light scattering by particles of arbitrary size and shape.[7] Sorensen is the author of more than 270 papers, holds six patents and has directed the research of 19 master's recipients, 16 doctorate recipients, and 10 postdoctoral students.[8] He is a fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research[9] and of the American Physical Society.[10]
References
- ↑ Christopher Sorensen's Media Bio: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20121119010954/http://www.k-state.edu/media/mediaguide/bios/sorensenbio.html. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ U.S. Professors of the Year Awards Program: http://www.usprofessorsoftheyear.org/Winners/Previous_Natl_Winners/2007_National_Winners.html#.UPmplqGOgmQ
- ↑ The Alumni Association of the University of Colorado at Boulder: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413025809/http://alumni.colorado.edu/awards/2008-winners/. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ↑ News release: http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/may09/sorensenawd51209.html
- ↑ Self-Assembly of Ligated Gold Nanoparticles: Phenomenological Modeling and Computer Simulations, S. J. Khan, F. Pierce, C. M. Sorensen and A. Chakrabarti, Langmuir, 25, 13861-13868 (2009).
- ↑ USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,691,909.PN.&OS=PN/7,691,909&RS=PN/7,691,909
- ↑ Light Scattering and Absorption by Particles: Application to Particle Measurement”, C. M. Sorensen, invited book chapter in Aerosol Measurement. Principles, Techniques, and Applications, Third Edition, ed. by P. Baron, K. Willeke and P. S. Kulkarni, Wiley-Interscience, New York, 2010.
- ↑ Christopher Sorensen's curriculum vita: http://www.phys.ksu.edu/personal/sor/vita/vita.htm
- ↑ AAAR Fellows: http://www.aaar.org/index2.cfm?section=AAAR_Fellows
- ↑ APS Fellowship: http://www.aps.org/units/dcp/fellowship/
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