Erik Winfree

Summary

Erik Winfree is a human^[1]. He was born on +1969-09-26T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3] and engineer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Erik Winfree was born on +1969-09-26T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Erik Winfree's father was Arthur Winfree^[6].
• Erik Winfree was married to Lulu Qian^[7].
• Erik Winfree held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Erik Winfree's professions included computer scientist^[3].
• Erik Winfree's professions included engineer^[4].
• Erik Winfree was employed by California Institute of Technology^[9].
• Erik Winfree's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[10].
• Erik Winfree was educated at University of Chicago^[11].
• Erik Winfree's doctoral advisor was John Hopfield^[12].
• Erik Winfree's doctoral advisor was Stanislas Leibler^[13].
• Erik Winfree received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[14].
• Erik Winfree received the Tulip Award in DNA Computing^[15].
• Erik Winfree received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[16].
• Erik Winfree received the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology^[17].
• Erik Winfree received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[18].
• Erik Winfree is recorded as male^[19].
• Erik Winfree's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Erik Winfree supervised David Yu Zhang as a doctoral student^[21].
• Erik Winfree supervised David Soloveichik as a doctoral student^[22].
• Erik Winfree supervised Rebecca Schulman as a doctoral student^[23].
• Erik Winfree's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082250409^[24].
• Erik Winfree's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47988648^[25].
• Erik Winfree's GND ID is recorded as 173478182^[26].
• Erik Winfree's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00004538^[27].

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Origins and Family

Erik Winfree was born on +1969-09-26T00:00:00Z^[2]. His father was Arthur Winfree^[6].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[10], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31] and University of Chicago^[11], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1890^[34], headquartered in Chicago^[35]. Doctoral advisors include John Hopfield^[12], a physicist^[36], b. 1933^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[39], specialised in biology^[40] and Stanislas Leibler^[13], a physicist^[41], b. 1957^[42], of Poland^[43], awarded the Humboldt Prize^[44], specialised in cell^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3] and engineer^[4]. Among Erik Winfree's employers was California Institute of Technology^[9]. Doctoral students include David Yu Zhang^[21], a computer scientist^[46], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[47], specialised in DNA nanotechnology^[48]; David Soloveichik^[22], a computer scientist^[49], awarded the Tulip Award in DNA Computing^[50], specialised in DNA nanotechnology^[51]; and Rebecca Schulman^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[14], a science award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1981^[54]; Tulip Award in DNA Computing^[15], an award^[55]; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[16], an early career award^[56]; Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology^[17], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1993^[59]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[18], a fellowship award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1874^[62].

Personal Life

Erik Winfree was married to Lulu Qian^[7].

Why It Matters

Erik Winfree ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include David Soloveichik^[63], a computer scientist^[64], awarded the Tulip Award in DNA Computing^[65], specialised in DNA nanotechnology^[66] and David Yu Zhang^[67], a computer scientist^[68], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[69], specialised in DNA nanotechnology^[70].

FAQs

Who were Erik Winfree's parents?

Erik Winfree's father was Arthur Winfree^[6].

Who was Erik Winfree married to?

Erik Winfree's spouses include Lulu Qian^[7].

What did Erik Winfree do for work?

Erik Winfree worked as computer scientist^[3] and engineer^[4].

Where did Erik Winfree go to school?

Erik Winfree was educated at California Institute of Technology^[10] and University of Chicago^[11].

What awards did Erik Winfree receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[14], Tulip Award in DNA Computing^[15], Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[16], and Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology^[17].