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Volker Heine

New Zealand scientist · New Zealand · Scientists · Born 1930 · age 96

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Volker Heine is a German-born New Zealand and British physicist who is a Professor Emeritus at University of Cambridge. He is considered a pioneer of theoretical and computational studies of the electronic structure of solids and liquids and the determination of physical properties derived from it.

A life in dates

2001Max Born PrizeAward1994IOP Dirac MedalAward1993Royal MedalAward1972Maxwell Medal and PrizeAward1930Born19 September 1930

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Awards

Max Born Prize2001
IOP Dirac Medal1994
Royal Medal1993
Maxwell Medal and Prize1972
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Physical Society

About this person

Country
New Zealand
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1930 · age 96

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Simon WhiteBoth received Max Born PrizeJo DunkleyBoth received Maxwell Medal and PrizeJohn CardyBoth received IOP Dirac MedalJames BinneyBoth received Maxwell Medal and PrizeAndrew KellerBoth received Max Born PrizeHiranya PeirisBoth received Max Born Prize

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