Joel Lebowitz
Czechoslovakian–US mathematical physicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joel Louis Lebowitz (born May 10, 1930) is a mathematical physicist widely acknowledged for his outstanding contributions to statistical physics, statistical mechanics and many other fields of Mathematics and Physics.[1]
Joel Lebowitz | |
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Born | (1930-05-10)May 10, 1930 |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College Syracuse University |
Known for | Statistical Physics Statistical mechanics |
Awards | Boltzmann Medal (1992) Henri Poincaré Prize (2000) Max Planck Medal (2007) Grande Médaille (2014) Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (2021) Dirac Medal (ICTP) (2022) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Rutgers University Yeshiva University Stevens Institute of Technology Yale University |
Thesis | Statistical Mechanics of Nonequilibrium Processes. (1956) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter G. Bergmann |
Other academic advisors | Lars Onsager |
Doctoral students | Michael Aizenman Sheldon Goldstein |
Other notable students | de:Detlef Dürr |
Website | cmsr |
Lebowitz has published more than five hundred papers concerning statistical physics and science in general, and he is one of the founders and editors of the Journal of Statistical Physics, one of the most important peer-reviewed journals concerning scientific research in this area. He has been president of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Lebowitz is the George William Hill Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Rutgers University. He is also an active member of the human rights community and a long-term co-chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists.[2]