Bert Halperin | |
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| Born | December 6, 1941 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | Hexatic phase Quantum Hall effect KTHNY theory |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1982) Lars Onsager Prize (2001) Wolf Prize in Physics (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | John J. Hopfield |
| Doctoral students | Catherine Kallin |
Bertrand I. Halperin (born December 6, 1941) is an American physicist, former holder of the Hollis Chair of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy at the physics department of Harvard University.[1] In 2006, he received the Wolf Prize in Physics for his various contribution to condensed matter physics, including work on KTHNY theory for two-dimensional melting.
- ^ "Halperin, Bertrand I." American Institute of Physics. Retrieved January 7, 2019.