Following his PhD, Ashcroft completed postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago and at Cornell University, where he became a Professor in 1975. In 1990 he was named the Horace White Professor of Physics, and was elected to emeritus status in 2006.
He served as the director for the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics at Cornell University (1979–1984), the director for the Cornell Center for Materials Research (1997–2000), and as the deputy director for the High Energy Synchrotron Source (1990–1997).[6]
In 2003, he was awarded the Bridgman Award for his contributions to high-pressure physics. Since that date, he was therefore an honorary member of the AIRAPT.[10]
Referencesedit
^Goldstein, Raymond Ethan (1988). Studies of phase transitions and critical phenomena: I. Origin of broken particle-hole symmetry in critical fluids. II. Phase transitions of interacting membranes (PhD thesis). Cornell University. OCLC 892818953.
^Solid State Physics. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York NY u. a. 1976, ISBN0-03-049346-3 .
^Smoluchowski, R. (January 1977). "Review: Solid State Physics by N. W. Ashcroft and N. D. Mermin". Physics Today. 30 (1): 61–65. doi:10.1063/1.3037370.
^"Member Directory". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^"AIRAPT, International Association for the Advancement of High Pressure Science and Technology". AIRAPT. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
February 16, 2024
neil, ashcroft, neil, william, ashcroft, november, 1938, march, 2021, british, solid, state, physicist, bornneil, william, ashcroft, 1938, november, 1938london, england, died15, march, 2021, 2021, aged, ithaca, york, alma, matervictoria, university, college, u. Neil William Ashcroft 27 November 1938 15 March 2021 was a British solid state physicist Neil AshcroftBornNeil William Ashcroft 1938 11 27 27 November 1938London England U K Died15 March 2021 2021 03 15 aged 82 Ithaca New York U S Alma materVictoria University College BSc University of Cambridge PhD Known forAshcroft and MerminAwardsBridgman Award 2003 Scientific careerInstitutionsCornell University University of ChicagoThesisThe Fermi surface and transport properties of metals 1965 Doctoral advisorJohn ZimanDoctoral studentsRaymond E Goldstein 1 2 Nandini Trivedi Ard LouisWebsitewww wbr lassp wbr cornell wbr edu wbr NWA wbr Pubs Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Awards and honours 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editAshcroft was born in London on 27 November 1938 and migrated to New Zealand in 1947 3 He was educated at Hutt Valley High School and completed his undergraduate studies at Victoria University College 3 earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1958 He received his PhD in 1964 from the University of Cambridge for research investigating the Fermi surfaces of metals 4 5 Career editFollowing his PhD Ashcroft completed postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago and at Cornell University where he became a Professor in 1975 In 1990 he was named the Horace White Professor of Physics and was elected to emeritus status in 2006 He served as the director for the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics at Cornell University 1979 1984 the director for the Cornell Center for Materials Research 1997 2000 and as the deputy director for the High Energy Synchrotron Source 1990 1997 6 Between 1986 and 1987 he served as the head of the Condensed Matter division of the American Physical Society His textbook on solid state physics written with N David Mermin is a standard text in the field 7 8 Ashcroft died in Ithaca New York on 15 March 2021 3 Awards and honours editIn 1997 Ashcroft was elected to the U S National Academy of Sciences 9 In 2003 he was awarded the Bridgman Award for his contributions to high pressure physics Since that date he was therefore an honorary member of the AIRAPT 10 References edit Goldstein Raymond Ethan 1988 Studies of phase transitions and critical phenomena I Origin of broken particle hole symmetry in critical fluids II Phase transitions of interacting membranes PhD thesis Cornell University OCLC 892818953 Neil Ashcroft at the Mathematics Genealogy Project a b c Neil Ashcroft death notice Dominion Post 27 March 2021 Retrieved 27 March 2021 Ashcroft Neil William 1965 The Fermi surface and transport properties of metals PhD thesis University of Cambridge OCLC 13919109 Biography of Neil Ashcroft from the American Physical Society Archived from the original on 23 June 2015 Retrieved 18 December 2012 Cornell Physics faculty biography Solid State Physics Holt Rinehart and Winston New York NY u a 1976 ISBN 0 03 049346 3 Smoluchowski R January 1977 Review Solid State Physics by N W Ashcroft and N D Mermin Physics Today 30 1 61 65 doi 10 1063 1 3037370 Member Directory National Academy of Sciences Retrieved 15 March 2021 AIRAPT International Association for the Advancement of High Pressure Science and Technology AIRAPT Retrieved 17 March 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neil Ashcroft amp oldid 1178452867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
