Jacqueline Krim

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Jacqueline Krim is an American condensed matter physicist specializing in nanotribology, the study of film growth, friction, and wetting of nanoscale surfaces. [1] [2] She is a Distinguished University Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University. [3]

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Education and career

Krim graduated from the University of Montana in 1978 and completed a Ph.D. in experimental condensed matter physics at the University of Washington in 1984. [4] After postdoctoral research at Aix-Marseille University, she became a faculty member at Northeastern University, and moved to North Carolina State University in 1998. [3]

Recognition

Krim is a fellow of the American Vacuum Society (1999) [5] and the American Physical Society (2000). [3] The Division of Materials Physics of the American Physical Society named her as their David Adler Lecturer for 2015. [2] In 2019 she was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science "for distinguished contributions to the understanding of atomic-scale friction, wetting and surface roughening and for exemplary efforts in scientific outreach and diversity". [6] She received a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1986. [7] [8]

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References

  1. Conover, Emily (August 1, 2019), "Scientists seek materials that defy friction at the atomic level: Going super-slippery could help cut down on energy loss", Science News
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