Eigler, Donald (original) (raw)
Dates
March 23, 1953 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Eigler, Donald
Biography
Abstract
Donald M. Eigler was a Fellow at IBM (1986-2011). Other institutional affiliations include the University of California, San Diego and Bell Laboratories. His research interests include surface physics and scanning tunneling microscopy.
Important Dates
March 23, 1953Birth, Los Angeles (Calif.).
1975Obtained BA, University of California, San Diego, San Diego (Calif.).
1975 – 1976Research Associate, University of Cologne (Germany).
1984Obtained PhD in Physics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego (Calif.).
1984 – 1986Member, Technical Staff, AT & T Bell Laboratories.
1986Associate Research Physicist, University of California, San Diego, San Diego (Calif.).
1986 – 2011Researcher (1986-1993) and Fellow (1993-2011), Almaden Research Center, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), San Jose (Calif.).
2001Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.
2007 – 2008Distinguished Visiting Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University.
2012Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Surface physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Scanning tunneling microscopy.
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Schultz, Sheldon
PhD advisor at University of California, San Diego, "Measurement of the conduction electron spin scattering cross sections of argon, krypton, and xenon on lithium."
Weiss, Paul S.
Advised by Eigler while Research Scientist at IBM Almaden Research Center in nano-science.
Colleagues
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Anderson, P. W. (Philip W.), 1923-
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Brinkman, William F. (William Frank), 1938-
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Eisenstein, James P. (James Philip)
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O'Neil, T. M. (Thomas Michael), 1940-
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Ross, Ian M. (Ian Munro)
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Thomas, D. G. (David Gilbert), 1928-
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York, Herbert F. (Herbert Frank)
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Institutions
Major Positions
Almaden Research Center (IBM Research)
Researcher and Fellow.
Member, Technical staff.
University of California, San Diego. Department of Physics
Obtained BA (1975) and PhD in Physics (1984). Associate Research Physicist.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 2001 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Distinguished Visiting Fellow.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
University of Cologne
Research Associate.