Paul A. Fleury
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Paul Aimé Fleury is an American
physicist
and academic administrator. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Yale University
and is the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Engineering and Applied Physics and Professor of Physics.
Fleury was born in Baltimore
, Maryland
and educated at John Carroll University
(B.S, 1960) and MIT (Ph.D., 1965). Fleury was at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1970 until 1995 including work at Sandia National Laboratories
. Fleury was the Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico
from 1996-2000. He then succeeded D. Allan Bromley
as Dean of Engineering at Yale. In 2007, he became the director of the Yale Institute for Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering. He kept that position after retiring from the deanship at the end of 2007.
His research has been in experimental condensed matter physics
and material science including dynamic aspects of phase transformations and optical spectroscopy.
He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences
, the National Academy of Engineering
, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
. He received the Michaelson Morley prize (1985) and the Frank Isakson prize for optical effects in solids
(1992) from the American Physical Society
.
United States
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physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
and academic administrator. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and is the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Engineering and Applied Physics and Professor of Physics.
Fleury was born in Baltimore
Baltimore
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, Maryland
Maryland
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and educated at John Carroll University
John Carroll University
John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus as Saint Ignatius College.The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus, as...
(B.S, 1960) and MIT (Ph.D., 1965). Fleury was at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1970 until 1995 including work at Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories
The Sandia National Laboratories, managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation , are two major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratories....
. Fleury was the Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
from 1996-2000. He then succeeded D. Allan Bromley
D. Allan Bromley
David Allan Bromley was a Canadian–American physicist, academic administrator and Science Advisor to American president George H. W. Bush. At the time of his death, he had over 500 publications.-Life:...
as Dean of Engineering at Yale. In 2007, he became the director of the Yale Institute for Nanoscience and Quantum Engineering. He kept that position after retiring from the deanship at the end of 2007.
His research has been in experimental condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics
Condensed matter physics deals with the physical properties of condensed phases of matter. These properties appear when a number of atoms at the supramolecular and macromolecular scale interact strongly and adhere to each other or are otherwise highly concentrated in a system. The most familiar...
and material science including dynamic aspects of phase transformations and optical spectroscopy.
He is 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...
, the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
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, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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. He received the Michaelson Morley prize (1985) and the Frank Isakson prize for optical effects in solids
Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids
The Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids is a prize that has been awarded every second year by the American Physical Society since 1980. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding optical research that leads to breakthroughs in the condensed matter sciences."...
(1992) from the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
.