Sebastian Doniach
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Sebastian Doniach is a British-American
physicist
and professor at Stanford University
. His research interests include theoretical condensed matter
physics, superconductivity
, and biophysics
.
His mother was the distinguished clinical immunologist Deborah Doniach
.
Sebastian Doniach received a B.A. from Christ's College, Cambridge
in 1954 and a Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool
with Herbert Fröhlich
in 1958.
His contributions to the field of condensed matter physics include the Lawrence-Doniach model of superconductivity and his book on Green's functions in solid state physics with E. H. Sondheimer http://www.amazon.com/Greens-Functions-Solid-State-Physicists/dp/1860940803/.
Sebastian Doniach is one of the pioneers of synchrotron X-ray sources and served as the first director of the Stanford Synchrotron
.
His research group at Stanford currently uses radiation
from the Stanford Synchrotron
and from the Advanced Photon Source
at Argonne National Laboratory
for studies of protein
and RNA
structure and dynamics.
S. Doniach and E. H. Sondheimer, Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists, Imperial College Press (1974, 1998)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and professor at Stanford University
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...
. His research interests include theoretical condensed matter
Condensed Matter
Condensed matter may refer to several things*Condensed matter physics, the study of the physical properties of condensed phases of matter*European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, a scientific journal published by EDP sciences...
physics, 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...
, and biophysics
Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of physical science to study biological systems. Studies included under the branches of biophysics span all levels of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems...
.
His mother was the distinguished clinical immunologist Deborah Doniach
Deborah Doniach
Professor Deborah Doniach, MD, FRCP was a distinguished clinical immunologist and pioneer in the field of autoimmune diseases. -Selected Published Works:...
.
Sebastian Doniach received a B.A. from Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
in 1954 and a Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
with Herbert Fröhlich
Herbert Fröhlich
Herbert Fröhlich was a German-born British physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society....
in 1958.
His contributions to the field of condensed matter physics include the Lawrence-Doniach model of superconductivity and his book on Green's functions in solid state physics with E. H. Sondheimer http://www.amazon.com/Greens-Functions-Solid-State-Physicists/dp/1860940803/.
Sebastian Doniach is one of the pioneers of synchrotron X-ray sources and served as the first director of the Stanford Synchrotron
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource , a division of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is operated by Stanford University for the Department of Energy...
.
His research group at Stanford currently uses radiation
Synchrotron radiation
The electromagnetic radiation emitted when charged particles are accelerated radially is called synchrotron radiation. It is produced in synchrotrons using bending magnets, undulators and/or wigglers...
from the Stanford Synchrotron
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource , a division of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is operated by Stanford University for the Department of Energy...
and from the Advanced Photon Source
Advanced Photon Source
The Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory is a national synchrotron-radiation light source research facility funded by the United States Department of Energy Office of Science...
at Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory is the first science and engineering research national laboratory in the United States, receiving this designation on July 1, 1946. It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest...
for studies of protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
and RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
structure and dynamics.
Publications
See http://drizzle.stanford.edu/pubs.htmlS. Doniach and E. H. Sondheimer, Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists, Imperial College Press (1974, 1998)