Jerry Tersoff

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Jerry David Tersoff (born June 12, 1945 in Washington, DC ) is an American physicist who specializes in theoretical solid-state physics.

Tersoff received his BA in Physics from Swarthmore College in 1977 and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California . He then was a postdoctoral fellow at Bell Laboratories from 1982 to 1984 before becoming a Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center .

Tersoff's main research interests are in the fields of molecular dynamics , surface physics and materials science. He dealt with the theory of epitaxial growth and scanning tunneling microscopy , Schottky barriers and semiconductor band structures at heterojunctions , the electronic structure of solid surfaces and interfaces.

Among other things, he investigated how mechanical stresses in hetero-epitaxial growth can lead to controlled self-assembly and self-organization of nanostructures such as quantum dots and quantum wires .

Awards

He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society , American Vacuum Society, and Materials Research Society . He has been a member of the National Academy of Engineering since 2018 .

Fonts

  • Editor with David Vanderbild, V. Vitek Atomic scale calculations in materials science: symposium held November 28-December 1, 1988, Boston , Pittsburgh, Materials Research Society, 1989

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
  2. ↑ Curriculum Vitae Tersoff. Retrieved February 14, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Prize Recipient Jerry D. Tersoff. Retrieved February 14, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Tersoff, Jerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tersoff, Jerry David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American physicist
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC