Dr. Simon R. Phillpot is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. Prior to joining UF in November 2003, he was a physicist and leader of the Interfacial Materials Group in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He obtained BA and PhD degrees in physics from Oxford and the University of Florida respectively.



Curriculum Vitae

Professional Appointments:

Nov. 2003 - present: Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida.

Oct. 2002 - Nov. 2003: Group Leader, Interfacial Materials Group, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

1995 - Nov. 2003: Physicist, Interfacial Materials Group, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

1989 - 1995: Assistant Physicist, Interfacial Materials Group, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory.

1987 - 1989: Postdoctoral Associate, Interfacial Studies Group, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory.

1985 - 1987: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Theoretical Physics and Chemistry Area, Xerox Webster Research Center.

Professional Activities:

1993 - present: Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Physics

Education:

1985 Ph.D. (Physics), University of Florida
Thesis: Adiabatic Nonlinear Dynamics in Models of Quasi-One-Dimensional Conducting Polymers.
Advisors: Prof. Pradeep Kumar (U. Florida) and Dr. A. R. Bishop (Los Alamos National Laboratory).

1980 B.A. (Physics), University of Oxford, England.

Honor and Awards:

2007 Department of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Excellence Award.

2006 FIMM - Fellow of Institute for Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), UK.

2006 FInstP - Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP), UK.

2006 CPhys - Chartered Physicist, UK.

2002 Basic Energy Sciences (DOE) Award for a research highlight titled "Novel deformation processes dominate at the nanoscale" (with D. Wolf, ANL)



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