David N. Seidman | |
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Born | David Nathaniel Seidman 1938 Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, New York University |
Known for | his groundbreaking contributions to atom-probe tomography and atomic-scale characterization of materials |
Spouse | Shoshanah Seidman |
Awards | Distinguished Scientist Award in Physical Sciences (Microscopy Society of America, 2020)
Gold Medal (ASM International, 2019) Robert Franklin Mehl Medal (TMS, 2011) David Turnbull Lecturer Award (Materials Research Society, 2008) Albert Sauveur Achievement Award (ASM International, 2006) Max Planck Research Prize, jointly awarded with Professor Peter Haasen (1993) Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Prize (1989, 1992) Robert Lansing Hardy Gold Medal (TMS, 1966) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, Physical Metallurgy |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Thesis | Sources of Thermally Generated Vacancies in Single-Crystal and Polycrystalline Gold (1965) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert W. Balluffi |
Notable students | Dieter G. Ast
Emmanuelle A. Marquis Robert S. Averback |
Website | https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/directory/profiles/seidman-david.html |
David N. Seidman is an American materials scientist known for his work in atom-probe tomography and atomic-scale characterization of materials[1]. He holds the title of Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and is the founding and current director of the Northwestern University Center for Atom-Probe Tomography[2] (NUCAPT).[3]