Watt W. Webb

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Watt Wetham Webb (born August 27, 1927 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is an American biophysicist .

Life

Webb earned a Ph.D. in 1955 from John Torrey Norton and Ernest Carl Wagner with his thesis Oxidation studies in metal-carbon systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). in physics. He then worked at Union Carbide , first as a research assistant, then (1959–1960) as coordinator of basic research and finally (1960–1961) as deputy research director. In 1961 Webb received a professorship (Assistant Professor) at Cornell University in Ithaca , New York . In 1965 he received a full professorship for applied physics there . Since 1998 he has been SB Eckert Professor of Engineering at Cornell University.

Webb was married to Page Chapman Webb (1928-2010) since 1950. The couple had three sons.

Act

In the early 1970s, Webb was involved in the development of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy . Webb made fundamental contributions to the biophysics of cell membranes and cell migration . In the early 1990s, together with Winfried Denk , Webb developed the basics of two-photon fluorescence microscopy , with which cell structures could be visualized in three dimensions, even deep in tissues. Webb's strict application of physical principles in the development of optical devices thus had a significant impact on the observability of biological systems.

Webb supervised more than 75 PhD students at Cornell University .

Awards (selection)

Publications (selection)

  • I. Pavlova, KR Hume, SA Yazinski, J. Flanders, TL Southard, RS Weiss, Watt Wetmore Webb: Multiphoton microscopy and microspectroscopy for diagnostics of inflammatory and neoplastic lung. In: Journal of Biomedical Optics . 2012.
  • DR Rivera, CM Brown, DG Ouzounov, I. Pavlova, D. Kobat, Watt Wetmore Webb, C. Xu: Compact and flexible raster scanning multiphoton endoscope capable of imaging unstained tissue. In: PNAS . Volume 108, No. 43, 2011, pp. 17598-17603.
  • T. Baumgart, ST Hess, Watt Wetmore Webb: Imaging coexisting fluid domains in biomembrane models coupling curvature and line tension. In: Nature . Volume 425, 2003, pp. 821-824.
  • W. Denk, JH Strickler, Watt Wetmore Webb: Two-Photon Laser Scanning Fluorescence Microscopy. In: Science . Volume 248, 1990, pp. 73-76.
  • D. Magde, E. Elson, Watt Wetmore Webb: Thermodynamic Fluctuations in a Reacting System - Measurement by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. In: Physical Review Letters . Volume 29, No. 11, 1972, pp. 705-708.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Watt Wetmore Webb (PDF; 34 kB) at the University of Notre Dame (nd.edu); Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Page Chapman Webb 1928-2010 ( Memento of March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) at starclass.org; Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ W. Denk, JH Strickler, WW Webb: Two-photon laser scanning fluorescence microscopy . In: Science (journal) . tape 248 , no. 4951 , April 1990, pp. 73-76 , doi : 10.1126 / science.2321027 , PMID 2321027 .
  4. ^ John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Watt Wetmore Webb. In: gf.org. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
  5. ↑ APS Fellow Archive. Fellows 1975. American Physical Society, accessed January 26, 2016 .
  6. ^ Webb, Watt W. In: aaas.org. February 9, 2018, accessed March 23, 2018 .
  7. ↑ 1991 Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics Recipient at the American Physical Society (aps.org); Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ phys.cwru.edu
  9. ↑ Dr. Watt W. Webb at the National Academy of Engineering (nae.edu); Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  10. ^ Watt W. Webb at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org); Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  11. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF; 850 kB) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  12. ↑ Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org); Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  13. ↑ Subcellular imaging pioneers receive Rosenstiel Award , Brandeis University press release from October 16, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Webb, Watt W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Webb, watts; Webb, Watt Wetham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American biophysicist
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City , Missouri