David Vanderbilt

American physicist
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David Vanderbilt

Summary

David Vanderbilt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Huntington[2]. He was born on August 20, 1954[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • David Vanderbilt's place of birth was Huntington[2].
  • David Vanderbilt was born on August 20, 1954[3].
  • David Vanderbilt held citizenship in United States[8].
  • David Vanderbilt worked as a physicist[4].
  • David Vanderbilt worked as a university teacher[5].
  • David Vanderbilt worked as a scientist[6].
  • David Vanderbilt's field of work was physics[9].
  • David Vanderbilt's field of work was computational physics[10].
  • David Vanderbilt's field of work was material property[11].
  • David Vanderbilt's field of work was condensed matter physics[12].
  • David Vanderbilt was employed by Rutgers University[13].
  • David Vanderbilt was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • David Vanderbilt's education included a stint at Swarthmore College[15].
  • David Vanderbilt received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics[16].
  • David Vanderbilt was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • David Vanderbilt was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • David Vanderbilt is recorded as male[19].
  • David Vanderbilt's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • David Vanderbilt supervised Shobhana Narasimhan as a doctoral student[21].
  • David Vanderbilt's family name is recorded as Vanderbilt[22].
  • David Vanderbilt's given name is recorded as David[23].
  • David Vanderbilt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • David Vanderbilt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

David Vanderbilt's place of birth was Huntington[2]. He was born on August 20, 1954[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1861[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29] and Swarthmore College[15], a liberal arts college[30], in United States[31], founded in 1864[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and scientist[6]. Fields of work include physics[9], a branch of science[33]; computational physics[10], a branch of physics[34]; material property[11], a type of property[35]; and condensed matter physics[12], a branch of physics[36]. David Vanderbilt was employed by Rutgers University[13]. He supervised Shobhana Narasimhan as a doctoral student[21].

Recognition

David Vanderbilt received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics[16].

Why It Matters

David Vanderbilt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

His notable doctoral advisees include Shobhana Narasimhan[38], a physicist[39], b. 1963[40], of India[41], awarded the Robert E. Marshak Lectureship[42].

FAQs

Where was David Vanderbilt born?

Born in Huntington[2], David Vanderbilt…

What did David Vanderbilt do for work?

David Vanderbilt worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and scientist[6].

Where did David Vanderbilt go to school?

David Vanderbilt was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14] and Swarthmore College[15].

What awards did David Vanderbilt receive?

Honors received include Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics[16].

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  15. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Swarthmore College
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