Randall David Kamien | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1988) California Institute of Technology (M.S., 1988) Harvard University (Ph.D, 1992) |
Known for | Grain boundaries Focal conic domains Liquid crystals |
Awards | G.W. Gray Medal British Liquid Crystal Society (2016) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Condensed Matter Physics |
Institutions | Harvard University Institute for Advanced Study University of Pennsylvania |
Thesis | Directed Line Liquids (1992) |
Doctoral advisor | David R. Nelson |
Randall David Kamien (born February 25, 1966)[citation needed] is a theoretical condensed matter physicist specializing in the physics of liquid crystals and is the Vicki and William Abrams Professor in the Natural Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]