Nationality UK Name Benjamin Simons | Known for Mesoscopic physics Doctoral advisor J. M. F. Gunn Fields Condensed matter physics | |
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Institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Cambridge Alma mater University of Cambridge Notable awards Maxwell Medal and Prize (2001) | ||
Education University of Cambridge | ||
Ben Simons is a British theoretical physicist, working in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and in biophysics.
Simons holds the Herchel Smith Chair in Physics at the University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory. In 2013 he became head of the Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM) group in the Cavendish.
Honours and awards
Simons has two brothers, Thomas and Joseph. His father is a professor at Oxford University, Professor John P. Simons. He is married and has two children.
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