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{{Infobox scientist
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| name = Boris Lvovich Altshuler
|name = Boris Leonidovich Altshuler
| native_name = Борис Леонидович Альтшулер
|native_name = Борис Леонидович Альтшулер
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|27|df=y}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], Soviet Union
|birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], Soviet Union
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
|nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| field = [[Condensed Matter Physics]]
|field = [[Condensed matter physics]]
| alma_mater = [[University of St. Petersburg]]<br>Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics
|alma_mater = [[University of St. Petersburg]]<br>Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics
| work_institution = Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics<br>[[MIT]]<br>[[Princeton University|Princeton]]<br>[[Columbia University|Columbia]]
|work_institution = Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]<br>[[Princeton University|Princeton]]<br>[[Columbia University|Columbia]]<br>[[Lebedev Physical Institute]], [[Russian Academy of Sciences]]
| prizes = [[Hewlett-Packard]] Europhysics Prize {{small|(1993)}}<br>[[Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize]] {{small|(2003)}}
|prizes = [[Hewlett-Packard]] Europhysics Prize {{small|(1993)}}<br>[[Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize]] {{small|(2003)}}
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'''Boris Leonidovich Altshuler''' ({{lang-ru|Бори́с Леонидович Альтшу́лер}}, born 27 January 1955, [[Leningrad]], [[USSR]]) is a professor of physics at [[Columbia University]]. His specialty is theoretical [[condensed matter physics]].
'''Boris Leonidovich Altshuler''' ({{lang-ru|Бори́с Леонидович Альтшу́лер}}, born 27 January 1955, [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union|USSR]]) is a professor of [[theoretical physics]] at [[Lebedev Physical Institute]], [[Russian Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Richard Stone|title=In Russia, hypersonic rivalry feeds suspicions and arrests|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|volume=367|issue=6474|p=136|doi=10.1126/science.367.6474.136}}</ref> His specialty is theoretical [[condensed matter physics]].


==Education and Career==
==Education and Career==
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Altshuler received his diploma in physics from [[Leningrad State University]] in 1976. He continued on at the Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics, where he was awarded his Ph.D. in physics in 1979. Altshuler stayed at the institute for the next ten years as a research fellow.<ref name=aps>{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Boris&last_nm=Altshuler&year=2003|title=2003 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize Recipient|publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>

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Altshuler received his diploma in physics from [[Leningrad State University]] in 1976. He continued on at the Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics, where he was awarded his Ph.D. in physics in 1979. Altshuler stayed at the institute for the next ten years as a research fellow.<ref name=aps>{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Boris&last_nm=Altshuler&year=2003|title=2003 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize Recipient|publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>


In 1989, Altshuler joined the faculty of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. While there, he received the Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize (now called the Agilent Physics Prize) and became a fellow of the [[American Physical Society]].<ref name=aps/>
In 1989, Altshuler joined the faculty of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. While there, he received the Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize (now called the Agilent Physics Prize) and became a fellow of the [[American Physical Society]].<ref name=aps/>


Altshuler left MIT in 1996 to take a professorship at [[Princeton University]]. While there, he became affiliated with [[NEC]] Laboratories America. Recently, Altshuler has joined the faculty of Columbia and continues to work with the NEC Labs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/annualreports/pres96/13.06.html|title=MIT Reports to the President 1995-96|publisher=MIT|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
Altshuler left MIT in 1996 to take a professorship at [[Princeton University]]. While there, he became affiliated with [[NEC]] Laboratories America. Recently, Altshuler has joined the faculty of Columbia and continues to work with the NEC Labs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/annualreports/pres96/13.06.html|title=MIT Reports to the President 1995-96|publisher=MIT|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>


==Research==
==Research==
Althuler's contributions to condensed matter physics are broad and manifold. He is particularly famous for his work on disordered electronic systems, where he was the first to calculate singular quantum interference corrections to electron transport due to interactions (Altshuler-Aronov corrections). Together with Aronov, he has also developed theory of dephasing in weak-localization. In collaboration with [[Boris Shklovskii]], Althsuler developed the theory of level repulsion in disordered metals.
Althuler's contributions to condensed matter physics are broad and manifold. He is particularly famous for his work on disordered electronic systems, where he was the first to calculate singular quantum interference corrections to electron transport due to interactions (Altshuler-Aronov corrections). Together with Aronov, he has also developed theory of dephasing in weak-localization. In collaboration with [[Boris Shklovskii]], Althsuler developed the theory of level repulsion in disordered metals.

He has also significantly contributed to the theory of universal conduction fluctuations. More recently, Altshuler and [[Igor Aleiner]] have pioneered the new field of [[Many_body_localization|many-body localization]], where they showed that an interacting many-body system may remain localized - a phenomenon descending from the famous phenomenon of [[Anderson localization]]. The latter achievement of Altshuler and Aleiner is widely regarded as a major milestone and many-body localization, they introduced, has now developed into a flourishing new field of physics. In 2016, the predicted phenomenon of many-body localization was observed experimentally by the group of [[Immanuel Bloch]] in Munich, Germany.<ref> Olivia Meyer-Streng, "Benchtop cosmology exploits solid-state systems," https://phys.org/news/2016-07-scientists-evidence-many-body-localization-quantum.html</ref>
He has also significantly contributed to the theory of universal conduction fluctuations. More recently, Altshuler and [[Igor Aleiner]] have pioneered the new field of [[Many_body_localization|many-body localization]], where they showed that an interacting many-body system may remain localized - a phenomenon descending from the famous phenomenon of [[Anderson localization]]. The latter achievement of Altshuler and Aleiner is widely regarded as a major milestone and many-body localization, they introduced, has now developed into a flourishing new field of physics. In 2016, the predicted phenomenon of many-body localization was observed experimentally by the group of [[Immanuel Bloch]] in Munich, Germany.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://phys.org/news/2016-07-scientists-evidence-many-body-localization-quantum.html|author=Olivia Meyer-Streng|title=Benchtop cosmology exploits solid-state systems|website=[[Phys.org]]|date=8 July 2016|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*1993: Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/1993/01/epn19932401p18.pdf|title=Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize|publisher=Europhysics News|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
*1993: Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/1993/01/epn19932401p18.pdf|title=Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize|publisher=Europhysics News|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>
*1993: Became a fellow of the [[American Physical Society]]
*1993: Became a fellow of the [[American Physical Society]]
*1996: Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A|url=https://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterA.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=17 April 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505162230/https://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterA.pdf|archivedate=|archive-date=2011-05-05}}</ref>
*1996: Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A|url=https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/academy/multimedia/pdfs/publications/bookofmembers/ChapterA.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>
*2002: Elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20002165.html|title=Boris L. Altshuler|publisher=[[National Academy of Sciences]]|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
*2002: Elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20002165.html|title=Boris L. Altshuler|publisher=[[National Academy of Sciences]]|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>
*2003: [[Buckley Prize|Oliver E. Buckley Prize]] of the American Physical Society<ref name=aps/>
*2003: [[Buckley Prize|Oliver E. Buckley Prize]] of the American Physical Society<ref name=aps/>
*Elected to the [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnva.no/c26849/artikkel/vis.html?tid=40118|title=Gruppe 2: Fysikkfag (herunder astronomi, fysikk og geofysikk)|publisher=[[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]|language=no|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
*Elected to the [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnva.no/c26849/artikkel/vis.html?tid=40118|title=Gruppe 2: Fysikkfag (herunder astronomi, fysikk og geofysikk)|publisher=[[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]]|language=no|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>
*2017: [[Dirac Medal]] (Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics, awarded by the [[University of New South Wales]])<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 DIRAC Lecture - Professor Boris Altshuler|date=6 November 2017|url=https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/news/2018-dirac-lecture-professor-boris-altshuler|publisher=University of New South Wales|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
*2017: [[Dirac Medal]] (Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Theoretical Physics, awarded by the [[University of New South Wales]])<ref>{{cite news|title=2018 DIRAC Lecture - Professor Boris Altshuler|date=6 November 2017|url=https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/news/2018-dirac-lecture-professor-boris-altshuler|publisher=University of New South Wales|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>
*2019: Simons Fellow<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.simonsfoundation.org/team/boris-altshuler/|title=Boris Altshuler, Ph.D.|publisher=Simons Foundation|accessdate=12 January 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 20:49, 12 January 2020

Boris Leonidovich Altshuler
Борис Леонидович Альтшулер
Born (1955-01-27) 27 January 1955 (age 69)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of St. Petersburg
Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics
AwardsHewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize (1993)
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter physics
InstitutionsLeningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics
MIT
Princeton
Columbia
Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Boris Leonidovich Altshuler (Russian: Бори́с Леонидович Альтшу́лер, born 27 January 1955, Leningrad, USSR) is a professor of theoretical physics at Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.[1] His specialty is theoretical condensed matter physics.

Education and Career

Altshuler received his diploma in physics from Leningrad State University in 1976. He continued on at the Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics, where he was awarded his Ph.D. in physics in 1979. Altshuler stayed at the institute for the next ten years as a research fellow.[2]

In 1989, Altshuler joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While there, he received the Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize (now called the Agilent Physics Prize) and became a fellow of the American Physical Society.[2]

Altshuler left MIT in 1996 to take a professorship at Princeton University. While there, he became affiliated with NEC Laboratories America. Recently, Altshuler has joined the faculty of Columbia and continues to work with the NEC Labs.[3]

Research

Althuler's contributions to condensed matter physics are broad and manifold. He is particularly famous for his work on disordered electronic systems, where he was the first to calculate singular quantum interference corrections to electron transport due to interactions (Altshuler-Aronov corrections). Together with Aronov, he has also developed theory of dephasing in weak-localization. In collaboration with Boris Shklovskii, Althsuler developed the theory of level repulsion in disordered metals.

He has also significantly contributed to the theory of universal conduction fluctuations. More recently, Altshuler and Igor Aleiner have pioneered the new field of many-body localization, where they showed that an interacting many-body system may remain localized - a phenomenon descending from the famous phenomenon of Anderson localization. The latter achievement of Altshuler and Aleiner is widely regarded as a major milestone and many-body localization, they introduced, has now developed into a flourishing new field of physics. In 2016, the predicted phenomenon of many-body localization was observed experimentally by the group of Immanuel Bloch in Munich, Germany.[4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Richard Stone. "In Russia, hypersonic rivalry feeds suspicions and arrests". Science. 367 (6474): 136. doi:10.1126/science.367.6474.136.
  2. ^ a b c "2003 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ "MIT Reports to the President 1995-96". MIT. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. ^ Olivia Meyer-Streng (8 July 2016). "Benchtop cosmology exploits solid-state systems". Phys.org. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize" (PDF). Europhysics News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Boris L. Altshuler". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Gruppe 2: Fysikkfag (herunder astronomi, fysikk og geofysikk)" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "2018 DIRAC Lecture - Professor Boris Altshuler". University of New South Wales. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Boris Altshuler, Ph.D." Simons Foundation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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