Bruce Normand

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Bruce George Alexander Normand (* 1966 in Nottingham ) is a British theoretical solid-state physicist and mountaineer .

Life

Normand studied from 1985 to 1988 at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theoretical physics. He then moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a doctoral student , where he did his doctorate in 1993 with Patrick A. Lee . His doctoral thesis dealt with the theory of high temperature superconductivity . He then worked in numerous scientific institutions as a post-doctoral student , research assistant and visiting scholar. Between 2009 and 2016 he was first visiting professor, and from 2011 finally Distinguished Professor at Renmin University of China . He is currently working at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen .

research

Bruce Normand works on the theory of quantum materials , such as the electron - phonon interaction in many-electron systems, as well as spin correlations in low-dimensional quantum magnets. In addition, he was often involved in the analysis and interpretation of experimental data on quantum materials.

Rockclimbing

Normand began mountaineering while studying physics at MIT. Since then he has climbed the K2 and numerous other peaks of the Himalayas over six and seven thousand meters above sea level. d. M. In addition, his expeditions took him to the highest mountains of the Andes and the Alps . In the course of time, Normand has made several first ascents of mountains, including Phola Kyung , Kyashar , Yanamax and Kangbulu , as well as numerous first ascents . Normand received the Piolet d'Or in 2010 for the first ascent of the 2650 meter high north face of the Xuelian Feng together with the US mountaineers Jed Brown and Kyle Dempster .

Among other things, Normand is a member of the Academic Alpine Club Zurich .

During an attempt to climb the Pakistani seven-thousander Ultar Sar in the summer of 2018 with the British Timothy Miller and the Austrian Christian Huber , there was an accident that attracted international attention. An avalanche struck their 5,900-meter-high tent, where they were waiting for better weather for the ascent, and buried them two meters deep. While Miller managed to free himself from the tent with his teeth and dig Normand free, Huber died under the blanket of snow. It was not until two days later that Miller and Normand were rescued by a military helicopter belonging to the Pakistani army.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Batura Muztagh Expedition 2006. In: alpinclub.com. Alpine Club Saxony, accessed on June 14, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ From 1993 to 2009, Normand worked at the following universities and research institutions: University of Tokyo , ETH Zurich , University of Basel , Instituto Balseiro , University of Augsburg , University of Friborg (Switzerland) , École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne , Johns Hopkins University , University of Southern California , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Centro Atomico Bariloche , Indian Institute of Science , Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Chennai) , Institute of Physics (Beijing) .
  3. ^ B. Normand, H. Kohno, H. Fukuyama: Spin-phonon coupling in the single-layer extended tJ model . In: Physical Review B . tape 53 , no. 2 , January 1, 1996, p. 856–870 , doi : 10.1103 / PhysRevB.53.856 ( aps.org [accessed June 14, 2019]).
  4. ^ B. Normand, TM Rice: Electronic and magnetic structure of LaCuO 2.5 . In: Physical Review B . tape 54 , no. 10 , September 1, 1996, pp. 7180–7188 , doi : 10.1103 / PhysRevB.54.7180 ( aps.org [accessed June 14, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Ch. Rüegg, B. Normand, M. Matsumoto, A. Furrer, DF McMorrow: Quantum Magnets under Pressure: Controlling Elementary Excitations in TlCuCl 3 . In: Physical Review Letters . tape 100 , no. 20 , May 21, 2008, p. 205701 , doi : 10.1103 / PhysRevLett.100.205701 ( aps.org [accessed June 14, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Ch Rüegg, DF McMorrow, M. Boehm, KW Krämer, B. Normand: Quantum and classical criticality in a dimerized quantum antiferromagnet . In: Nature Physics . tape 10 , no. 5 , May 2014, ISSN  1745-2481 , p. 373–379 , doi : 10.1038 / nphys2902 ( nature.com [accessed June 14, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Piolets d'Or 2010: The winners have been chosen! In: alpin.de. April 13, 2010, accessed on June 14, 2019 (German).
  8. ↑ Ben Farmer: British climber escaped deadly Pakistan avalanche with his teeth to save companion . In: The Telegraph . July 5, 2018, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed June 14, 2019]).
  9. ^ Memphis Barker: Two British climbers rescued from Pakistan mountain . In: The Guardian . July 1, 2018, ISSN  0261-3077 (English, theguardian.com [accessed June 14, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Normand, Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Normand, Bruce George Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British solid state theoretical physicist and climber
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Nottingham