Eric Weeks
American physicist (born 1970)
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Eric R. Weeks (born 1970 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American physicist. He completed his B.Sc. at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1992. He obtained a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997, working under Harry Swinney, and later completed post-doctoral research with David Weitz and Arjun Yodh at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a full professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (as of September 2010).[2]
American Physical Society Outstanding Referee[1] (inaugural group) (2008)
Eric R. Weeks | |
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| Born | May , 1970 Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Known for | Contributions in the fields of Confocal Microscopy, Colloidal Glasses, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Jamming (physics), Microrheology, Particle Tracking, and Granular Materials. |
| Awards | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), American Physical Society Outstanding Referee[1] (inaugural group) (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Emory University |
| Doctoral advisor | Harry Swinney |
He is most well known for his work on various aspects of the jamming (physics) phenomenon, specifically in colloidal glasses[3][4] and colloidal supercooled liquids,[5][6] although his research interests extend broadly into other types of complex fluids, as well as microrheology[7][8] and granular materials. During his PhD in Texas, he studied Nonlinear Dynamics.
In 2011, he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[9]