Fields Physics Professor | Name Neil Sullivan | |
Born January 18, 1942 (age 82)
New Zealand ( 1942-01-18 ) Alma mater Otago University
Harvard University Known for Being one of the founders of the Micro Kelvin Laboratory, being chairman of the Physics department at UF (1989 - 1999), and being the Dean of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (2000 - 2006). Education University of Otago, Harvard University | ||
Institutions University of Florida | ||
Neil S. Sullivan (born January 18, 1942) is a professor of physics at the University of Florida. He attended Otago University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1964 followed by a Master of Science in 1965. In 1972, he obtained his PhD from Harvard University with the thesis Nuclear Magnetism of Solid Hydrogen at Low Temperatures.
Born in New Zealand, Sullivan became a naturalized United States citizen in 2004.
Career
Sullivan became a professor of physics at the University of Florida in 1983. He became chair of the Physics Department in 1989, a position he held until 1999. From 2000-2006, he served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is also one of the editors-in-chief of the Journal of Low Temperature Physics.