Bascom S. Deaver

For his father, see Bascom Sine Deaver.
Bascom S. Deaver
Born
Bascom Sine Deaver Jr.

(1930-08-16) August 16, 1930 (age 94)
Macon, Georgia, United States
Alma materGeorgia Institute of Technology (B.S.)
Washington University in St. Louis (M.A.)
Stanford University (Ph.D.)
Known forSuperconductor applications, optics, computational physics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUSAF Special Weapons Center
Stanford University
University of Virginia
ThesisExperimental evidence for quantized magnetic flux in superconducting cylinders (1962)
Doctoral advisorWilliam M. Fairbank
Websitewww.phys.virginia.edu/People/personal.asp?UID=bsd

Bascom Sine Deaver Jr. (born August 16, 1930, in Macon, Georgia)[1] is a retired American physicist known for his research into superconductor applications, and a professor and assistant chairman for undergraduate studies of the physics department at the University of Virginia.

A leading researcher in the field of superconductors, he is noted for his discovery that the magnetic flux threading a superconducting ring is quantized, a foundational discovery that led to the development of superconducting quantum interference devices, superconducting magnetometers, and superconducting tunnel junction diodes for use in microwave receivers.[2] As a professor, Deaver has overseen 26 Ph.D. students, developed two undergraduate concentrations in optics and computational physics, and created a B.A. degree for students — a program designed to "expose students to the intellectual beauty of physics without sophisticated mathematics."[3]

  1. ^ Hesler, J.L.; Hesler, J.L.; Hall, W.R.; Crowe, T.W.; Weikle R.M., II; Deaver B.S., Jr; Bradley, R.F.; Shing-Kuo Pan (May 1997). "Fixed-tuned submillimeter wavelength waveguide mixers using planar Schottky-barrier diodes". IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 45 (5): 653–658. Bibcode:1997ITMTT..45..653H. doi:10.1109/22.575581.
  2. ^ "Memorial Resolution: William Martin Fairbank (1917-1989)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  3. ^ "Summary of Accomplishments: Bascom S. Deaver, Jr" (PDF). University of Virginia. Retrieved 2008-06-06.