Malcolm Beasley
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Malcolm Roy Beasley is an American physicist. He is Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics at Stanford University
. He is known for his research related to superconductivity
. He served as chairman of the Jan Hendrik Schön
commission, which determined that Schön fabricated much of his published research.
Beasley attended Cornell University
, where he earned his bachelor's degree
in engineering physics in 1962 and his Ph.D.
in 1967. He joined the faculty of Harvard University in 1968 where he remained until accepting an position at Stanford in 1974. In 1991, He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences
in 1993.
At Stanford, Beasley has served as the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences
and collaborates with Theodore Geballe and Aharon Kapitulnik.
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He is known for his research related to superconductivity
Superconductivity
Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance occurring in certain materials below a characteristic temperature. It was discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes on April 8, 1911 in Leiden. Like ferromagnetism and atomic spectral lines, superconductivity is a quantum...
. He served as chairman of the Jan Hendrik Schön
Jan Hendrik Schön
The Schön scandal concerns German physicist Jan Hendrik Schön who briefly rose to prominence after a series of apparent breakthroughs with semiconductors that were later discovered to be fraudulent...
commission, which determined that Schön fabricated much of his published research.
Beasley attended Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, where he earned his bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in engineering physics in 1962 and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1967. He joined the faculty of Harvard University in 1968 where he remained until accepting an position at Stanford in 1974. In 1991, He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 1993.
At Stanford, Beasley has served as the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences
Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences
The Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences is the heart of the undergraduate program and grants the majority of Stanford University's degrees. The School has 28 departments and 20 interdisciplinary degree-granting programs...
and collaborates with Theodore Geballe and Aharon Kapitulnik.