John D. Joannopoulos

Summary

John D. Joannopoulos is a human^[1]. Born in New York City^[2], he… he was born on April 26, 1947^[3]. He died on August 17, 2025^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• John D. Joannopoulos was born in New York City^[2].
• John D. Joannopoulos was born on April 26, 1947^[3].
• John D. Joannopoulos died on August 17, 2025^[4].
• John D. Joannopoulos held citizenship in United States^[8].
• John D. Joannopoulos's professions included physicist^[5].
• John D. Joannopoulos worked as a university teacher^[6].
• John D. Joannopoulos's field of work was physics^[9].
• John D. Joannopoulos was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• John D. Joannopoulos was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11].
• John D. Joannopoulos's doctoral advisor was Marvin L. Cohen^[12].
• John D. Joannopoulos received the Max Born Award^[13].
• John D. Joannopoulos received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[14].
• John D. Joannopoulos received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics^[15].
• John D. Joannopoulos received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[16].
• John D. Joannopoulos received the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics^[17].
• John D. Joannopoulos received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• John D. Joannopoulos was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• John D. Joannopoulos was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• John D. Joannopoulos is recorded as male^[21].
• John D. Joannopoulos's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• John D. Joannopoulos supervised Shanhui Fan as a doctoral student^[23].
• John D. Joannopoulos supervised Efthimios Kaxiras as a doctoral student^[24].
• John D. Joannopoulos supervised Yaneer Bar-Yam as a doctoral student^[25].
• John D. Joannopoulos supervised Steven G. Johnson as a doctoral student^[26].
• John D. Joannopoulos supervised Tomás Arias as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

John D. Joannopoulos was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on April 26, 1947^[3].

Education

John D. Joannopoulos was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11]. His doctoral advisor was Marvin L. Cohen^[12]. He studied under Marvin L. Cohen^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. John D. Joannopoulos's field of work was physics^[9]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10]. Doctoral students include Shanhui Fan^[23], an electrical engineer^[29], b. 1972^[30], of People's Republic of China^[31], awarded the Adolph Lomb Medal^[32], specialised in electrical engineering^[33]; Efthimios Kaxiras^[24], a university teacher^[34], of Greece^[35]; Yaneer Bar-Yam^[25], a physicist^[36], b. 1959^[37], of United States^[38], specialised in complex system^[39]; Steven G. Johnson^[26], a computer scientist^[40], b. 1973^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software^[43]; Tomás Arias^[27], a researcher^[44]; and Robert B. Laughlin^[45], a physicist^[46], b. 1950^[47], of United States^[48], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[49], specialised in physics^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Max Born Award^[13], a science award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1982^[53]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[14], a fellowship award^[54]; Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics^[15], a physics award^[55], founded in 1992^[56]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[16], a fellowship award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1874^[59]; David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics^[17], an award^[60]; and Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1925^[63].

Death and Burial

John D. Joannopoulos died on August 17, 2025^[4].

Why It Matters

John D. Joannopoulos ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

FAQs

Where was John D. Joannopoulos born?

John D. Joannopoulos was born in New York City^[2].

What did John D. Joannopoulos do for work?

John D. Joannopoulos worked as physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did John D. Joannopoulos go to school?

John D. Joannopoulos was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[11].

What awards did John D. Joannopoulos receive?

Honors received include Max Born Award^[13], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[14], Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics^[15], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[16].