Ronald Fuchs

Ronald Fuchs
Born(1932-01-27)27 January 1932
Los Angeles, United States
Died10 November 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 80)
Ames, Iowa, United States
Resting placeAmes, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Known forKliewer–Fuchs modes
Scientific career
FieldsOptics
InstitutionsIowa State University
ThesisThe autoionization of the beta center and the fine structure of the beta-band in sodium-chloride (1957)
Doctoral advisorFrederick Seitz

Ronald Fuchs (January 27, 1932 – November 10, 2012) was an American theoretical physicist and professor at Iowa State University. He is recognized for his work on electromagnetic properties of solids, light scattering of small particles and nonlocal optical phenomena.