Michael Tinkham
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Michael Tinkham was an American physicist.
. Tinkham studied at Ripon College (BA 1951) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Master's Degree 1951), where he graduated in 1954 with a PhD. During 1954/55 he was at the Clarendon Laboratory of Oxford University. In 1955 he went to the University of California, Berkeley, in 1957 becoming an Assistant Professor, and later a Full Professor. In 1966 he joined the faculty at Harvard University. During 1978/79 he was a Humboldt U.S. Senior Scientist at the University of Karlsruhe. Professor Tinkham has concentrated on superconductivity and in 1975 published one of the classic textbooks on the subject. More recently he has focused on material properties where sample dimensions are in the nanometer range, including studies of nanowires and carbon nanotubes.
In 1970 he was made a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and in 1974 he received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize. Prof. Tinkham was awarded the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science in 2005. He has also been fondly honored for his achievements by his colleagues in the Journal of Superconductivity.
Professional life
Michael Tinkham was Rumford Research Professor of Physics and Gordon McKay Research Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard UniversityHarvard University
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. Tinkham studied at Ripon College (BA 1951) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(Master's Degree 1951), where he graduated in 1954 with a PhD. During 1954/55 he was at the Clarendon Laboratory of Oxford University. In 1955 he went to the University of California, Berkeley, in 1957 becoming an Assistant Professor, and later a Full Professor. In 1966 he joined the faculty at Harvard University. During 1978/79 he was a Humboldt U.S. Senior Scientist at the University of Karlsruhe. Professor Tinkham has concentrated on superconductivity and in 1975 published one of the classic textbooks on the subject. More recently he has focused on material properties where sample dimensions are in the nanometer range, including studies of nanowires and carbon nanotubes.
In 1970 he was made a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and in 1974 he received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize. Prof. Tinkham was awarded the Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science in 2005. He has also been fondly honored for his achievements by his colleagues in the Journal of Superconductivity.
External links
- Harvard Faculty Page http://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/tinkham.html
- Saalfeld Award announcement http://www.onr.navy.mil/media/article.asp?ID=89
- Journal of Superconductivity: Volume 17, Number 5 / October, 2004 http://www.springerlink.com/content/m72655k7462tl78r/
- Journal of Superconductitivy: Volume 12, Number 3 / June, 1999 http://www.springerlink.com/content/j5783055lw322750/