Eric Weeks Explained

Eric R. Weeks
Birth Date:	May, 1970
Birth Place:	Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Field:	Physics
Work Institution:	Emory University
Alma Mater:	University of Texas at Austin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Doctoral Advisor:	Harry Swinney
Known For:	Contributions in the fields of Confocal Microscopy, Colloidal Glasses, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Jamming (physics), Microrheology, Particle Tracking, and Granular Materials.
Prizes:	Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), American Physical Society Outstanding Referee^[1] (inaugural group) (2008)

Eric R. Weeks (born 1970 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American physicist. He completed his B.Sc. at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1992. He obtained a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997, working under Harry Swinney, and later completed post-doctoral research with David Weitz and Arjun Yodh at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a full professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (as of September 2010).^[2]

He is most well known for his work on various aspects of the jamming (physics) phenomenon, specifically in colloidal glasses^{[3] [4]} and colloidal supercooled liquids,^{[5] [6]} although his research interests extend broadly into other types of complex fluids, as well as microrheology^{[7] [8]} and granular materials. During his PhD in Texas, he studied Nonlinear Dynamics.

In 2011 he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.^[9]

External links

• Eric R. Weeks
• Weekslab Homepage
• Emory Department of Physics
• "A Window into Glass Formation"
• "Witnessing transition at a crystal/liquid interface"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eric R. Weeks. American Physical Society.
2. http://college.emory.edu/home/about/people/faculty/Weeks_Eric_P5164386.html
3. Courtland . Rachel E . Weeks . Eric R . Direct visualization of ageing in colloidal glasses . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter . IOP Publishing . 15 . 1 . 2002-12-13 . 0953-8984 . 10.1088/0953-8984/15/1/349. cond-mat/0209148 . S359–S365. 988222 .
4. Weeks . Eric R . Crocker . John C . Weitz . D A . Short- and long-range correlated motion observed in colloidal glasses and liquids . Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter . IOP Publishing . 19 . 20 . 2007-04-25 . 0953-8984 . 10.1088/0953-8984/19/20/205131 . 205131. cond-mat/0610195. 2007JPCM...19t5131W . 16445000 .
5. Weeks . E. R. . Three-Dimensional Direct Imaging of Structural Relaxation Near the Colloidal Glass Transition . Science . American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 287 . 5453 . 2000-01-28 . 0036-8075 . 10.1126/science.287.5453.627 . 627–631. 10649991 . 2000Sci...287..627W .
6. Weeks . Eric R. . Weitz . D. A. . Properties of Cage Rearrangements Observed near the Colloidal Glass Transition . Physical Review Letters . American Physical Society (APS) . 89 . 9 . 2002-08-12 . 0031-9007 . 10.1103/physrevlett.89.095704 . 095704. 12190415 . cond-mat/0107279. 2002PhRvL..89i5704W . 186470 .
7. Prasad . V. . Koehler . S. A. . Weeks . Eric R. . Two-Particle Microrheology of Quasi-2D Viscous Systems . Physical Review Letters . 97 . 17 . 2006-10-24 . 0031-9007 . 10.1103/physrevlett.97.176001 . 176001. 17155483 . cond-mat/0604262. 2006PhRvL..97q6001P . 32717480 .
8. Crocker . John C. . Valentine . M. T. . Weeks . Eric R. . Gisler . T. . Kaplan . P. D. . Yodh . A. G. . Weitz . D. A. . Two-Point Microrheology of Inhomogeneous Soft Materials . Physical Review Letters . American Physical Society (APS) . 85 . 4 . 2000-07-24 . 0031-9007 . 10.1103/physrevlett.85.888 . 888–891. 10991424 . 2000PhRvL..85..888C .
9. Web site: APS Fellow Archive. American Physical Society. (search on year=2011 and institution=Emory University)