Name Michael Berry Role Physicist | ||
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Born 14 March 1941 (age 83)
Surrey ( 1941-03-14 ) Alma mater University of Exeter
University of St. Andrews Thesis The diffraction of light by ultrasound (1965) Books Principles of cosmology and gravitation, The Diffraction of Light by Ultrasound Education University of St Andrews, University of Exeter Awards Lorentz Medal, Wolf Prize in Physics, Polya Prize, Dirac Medal of the Institute of Physics Similar People Yakir Aharonov, Nigel Weiss, David Bohm | ||
Institutions University of Bristol Doctoral advisor Robert B. Dingle | ||
Interview with professor sir michael berry
Sir Michael Victor Berry, FRS FRSE FRSA (born 14 March 1941), is a mathematical physicist at the University of Bristol, England.
Contents
- Interview with professor sir michael berry
- Prof michael berry how quantum physics democratised music
- Education and early life
- Career and research
- Publications
- Awards and honours
- References
He is known for the Berry phase, a phenomenon observed e.g. in quantum mechanics and optics. He specialises in semiclassical physics (asymptotic physics, quantum chaos), applied to wave phenomena in quantum mechanics and other areas such as optics. He is also currently affiliated with the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University in California.
Prof michael berry how quantum physics democratised music
Education and early life
The son of a London taxi driver, Berry has a BSc in physics from the University of Exeter and a PhD from the University of St. Andrews.
Career and research
He has spent his whole career at the University of Bristol: research fellow, 1965–67; lecturer, 1967–74; reader, 1974–78; Professor of Physics, 1978–88; Royal Society Research Professor since 1988.
Publications
Awards and honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1982 and knighted in 1996. From 2006 he has been editor of the journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society.
Berry has been given the following prizes and awards: