David B. Tanner Explained

David Tanner
Birth Name:	David Burnham Tanner
Birth Date:	12 March 1945
Birth Place:	Norfolk, Virginia
Fields:	Physics, Chemistry
Workplaces:	University of Pennsylvania Ohio State University University of Florida
Alma Mater:	University of Virginia (B.A.) Cornell University (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Doctoral Advisor:	Albert John Sievers
Thesis Title:	Some size effects in metals in the far infrared
Thesis Url:	https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4569168
Thesis Year:	1972
Awards:	Frank Isakson Prize (2016)^[1] Special Breakthrough Prize In Fundamental Physics (2016) ^[2]

David Burnham Tanner is a Distinguished Professor of Physics^{[3] [4]} and an affiliate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida.^[5]

He studied at the University of Virginia where he received his B. A. degree. He has a PhD in Physics from Cornell University.^[6]

He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1989 "for studies of the basic infrared properties of new materials".^[7] and awarded their Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids in 2016.^[8]

He published the textbook Optical Effects in Solids in 2019.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids Recipient . Aps.org .
2. Web site: Special breakthrough prize in Fundamental Physics awarded for detection of gravitational waves 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence . breakthroughprize.org .
3. Web site: Distinguished Professors . ufl.edu . May 14, 2017.
4. Web site: David Tanner . ufl.edu . May 14, 2017.
5. Web site: Department of Chemistry, People . chem.ufl.edu .
6. PhD . . Tanner . David . 1972-08-01 . Some size effects in metals in the far infrared . 743364351 . 4569168 . 10.2172/4569168 . free .
7. Web site: APS Fwellow Archive. APS. 5 October 2020.
8. Web site: Welcome to the Physics Department at the University of Florida. UF. 5 October 2020.
9. Book: Tanner, David . April 2019 . Optical Effects in Solids . . 9781316672778.