David B. Tanner

David Burnham Tanner is a Distinguished Professor of Physics[3][4] and an affiliate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida. [5]

David Tanner
Born
David Burnham Tanner

(1945-03-12) March 12, 1945
Norfolk, Virginia
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Chemistry
Institutions
ThesisSome size effects in metals in the far infrared

He studied at the University of Virginia where he received his B. A. degree. He has a PhD in Physics from Cornell University.

He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1989 "for studies of the basic infrared properties of new materials" [6] and awarded their Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids in 2016. [7]

He published the textbook Optical Effects in Solids in 2019. (Cambridge University Press)

References
  1. "2016 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids Recipient". Aps.org.
  2. "Special breakthrough prize in Fundamental Physics awarded for detection of gravitational waves 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence". breakthroughprize.org.
  3. "Distinguished Professors". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. "David Tanner". ufl.edu. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. "Department of Chemistry, People". chem.ufl.edu.
  6. "APS Fwellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. "Welcome to the Physics Department at the University of Florida". UF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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