David Weiss (physicist)

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David S. Weiss
Born
David S. Weiss
NationalityAmerican
Education Amherst College (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
OccupationPhysicist
Scientific career
Fields Physics

David S. Weiss is an American physicist.

Weiss graduated from Amherst College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in physics. He earned a Ph.D. in the same subject in 1993, from Stanford University. [1] [2] Weiss began his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley, and joined the Pennsylvania State University faculty in 2001, where he later became a distinguished professor. [1] [2] He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007, [3] and the American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded him an equivalent honor in 2020. [4] Weiss is the 2022 awardee of the Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, conferred by the American Physical Society. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics Recipient" . Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "David S. Weiss Distinguished Professor of Physics". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "APS fellow archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Sholtis, Sam (14 February 2020). "David S. Weiss named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.


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