Nationality USA Institutions BU | Name George Zimmerman Fields Solid-state physics Role Scientist | |
Born January 1, 1935 (age 89) Poland ( 1935-01-01 ) | ||
Residence United States of America Doctoral advisor Henry A. Fairbank | ||
George O. Zimmerman, Ph.D., (born 1935) is a Polish born American scientist, researcher, inventor, professor emeritus of physics and former physics department chair at Boston University. Professor Zimmerman achieved his PhD in solid state physics in 1963 at Yale University and came to Boston University in the fall of 1963.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Biographical Listings
- Society memberships
- Discovery
- Inventions
- Selected publications
- Books
- Lectures
- References
Zimmerman's major contributions in physics include discoveries in Condensed Matter and Solid State Physics, phase transitions at ultra low temperatures, magnetically intercalated graphite compounds, Jahn-Teller materials, and applied superconductivity and modeling. Zimmerman is also well known for his popular lectures on physics, hands-on advanced laboratory lectures and, a Summer Research Internship Program for High School students.
Dr. Zimmerman's accomplishments were highlighted in the 17th edition of Who's Who in the World, the 7th through 10th editions of Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and multiple editions of Who's Who in America published between 1986 and 2016. He continues to reside in Boston, where he enjoys classical music and photography and continues his research in physics and history.
Early life and education
Zimmerman was born George Ogurek Zimmerman in 1935 in Poland. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Yale University in 1963. His thesis was in experimental low temperature physics.
After a few months as a post-doc with C.T. Lane at Yale, he joined the Physics Department at Boston University His research interests are in Condensed Matter and Solid State Physics. More specifically, some of the topics of interest are phase transitions, some at ultra low temperatures, magnetically intercalated graphite compounds, Jahn-Teller materials, and applied superconductivity and modeling. At Boston University, Zimmerman was department chair for 12 years, chaired the Faculty Council, and was a member and chair of several other influential university committees.
His research collaborations include the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory at MIT, and sabbaticals at Brookhaven National Laboratory, UC San Diego, Leiden University, the Netherlands, Harvard University, Cambridge USA, and Imperial College, London.
He is currently a Member At Large of the Governing Board of the Forum on the History of Physics (FHP) and its Webmaster ad hoc. He is also conducting oral history interviews which are being archived at the Niels Bohr Library and Archives.
He established a Summer Research Internship Program for High School students over 30 years ago.
Biographical Listings
Society memberships
Discovery
Inventions
Zimmerman has developed high temperature superconductor based high current leads, which became the first industrial application of the then newly discovered high temperature ceramic superconductors. Some of Zimmerman's inventions were granted a patent as listed here (patent number and title):
Selected publications
Professor Zimmerman has published more than 100 scientific articles, below are a selected few:
Books
Some of his latest research and studies are in his publications: