Neil S. Sullivan
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Born
January 18, 1942
Neil Samuel Charles Sullivan
January 18, 1942
AlmamaterOtago University, Harvard University
AwardsPrix Saintour
La Caze Physics Prize
La Caze Physics Prize
FieldsPhysics
Neil S. Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Neil Samuel Charles Sullivan January 18, 1942 |
| Alma mater | Otago University, Harvard University |
| Awards | Prix Saintour La Caze Physics Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Florida Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires |
| Thesis | Nuclear Magnetism of Solid Hydrogen at Low Temperatures[1] (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Pound |
| Doctoral students | Michel Devoret |
Neil Samuel Charles Sullivan[1] (born January 18, 1942) is a distinguished professor of physics at the University of Florida.[2] He is one of the founders of the Micro Kelvin Laboratory of the University of Florida. He is known for the discovery of quadrupolar glass phase of solid hydrogen.
Born in New Zealand, Sullivan attended Otago University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1964[1] followed by a Master of Science in 1965.[citation needed] In 1972, he obtained his PhD from Harvard University with the thesis Nuclear Magnetism of Solid Hydrogen at Low Temperatures, supervised by Robert Pound.[1]
He became a naturalized United States citizen in 2004.[citation needed]