David N. Seidman

David N. Seidman
Born
David Nathaniel Seidman

1938
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, New York University
Known forhis groundbreaking contributions to atom-probe tomography and atomic-scale characterization of materials
SpouseShoshanah Seidman
AwardsDistinguished 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
FieldsMaterials Science and Engineering, Physics, Physical Metallurgy
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Thesis Sources of Thermally Generated Vacancies in Single-Crystal and Polycrystalline Gold  (1965)
Doctoral advisorRobert W. Balluffi
Notable studentsDieter G. Ast

Emmanuelle A. Marquis

Robert S. Averback
Websitehttps://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]

  1. ^ "Professor David N. Seidman". NAE Website. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  2. ^ "NU Center for Atom Probe Tomography". Northwestern Scholars.
  3. ^ "Seidman, David | Faculty | Northwestern Engineering". www.mccormick.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-23.