Ugo Fano | |
|---|---|
 Fano in 1978 | |
| Born | July 28, 1912 |
| Died | February 13, 2001 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Known for | Lu–Fano plot Feshbach–Fano partitioning Fano resonance Fano factor Fano effect Fano–Lichten mechanism Beutler-Fano profile Fano noise |
| Awards | Enrico Fermi Award (1995) William F. Meggers Award (1989) Davisson–Germer Prize (1976) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist and Biophysicist |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Carnegie Institute National Institute of Standards and Technology University of Rome University of Leipzig |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrico Persico |
| Other academic advisors | Enrico Fermi Werner Heisenberg |
| Doctoral students | Chris H. Greene |
| Notes | |
Ugo Fano (July 28, 1912 – February 13, 2001) was an Italian American physicist, notable for contributions to theoretical physics.[2]
- ^ Berry, R. S.; Inokuti, M.; Rau, A. R. P. (2012). "Ugo Fano. 28 July 1912 – 13 February 2001". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 58: 55–66. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2012.0030.
- ^ Clark, Charles W. (2001). "Obituary: Ugo Fano (1912–2001)". Nature. 410 (6825): 164. Bibcode:2001Natur.410..164C. doi:10.1038/35065786. S2CID 26743870.