Leon Balents

theoretical physicist
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Leon Balents

Summary

Leon Balents is a human[1]. He was born on +1967-07-24T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3].

Key Facts

  • Leon Balents was born on +1967-07-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Leon Balents worked as a physicist[3].
  • Among Leon Balents's employers was University of California, San Francisco[4].
  • Leon Balents was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara[5].
  • Leon Balents's education included a stint at Harvard University[6].
  • Leon Balents's doctoral advisor was Daniel S. Fisher[7].
  • Leon Balents's doctoral advisor was Mehran Kardar[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Balents is Weyl electrons kiss[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Balents is Deconfined Quantum Critical Points[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Balents is Carbon nanotube intramolecular junctions[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Balents is Pyrochlore photons: TheU(1)spin liquid in aS=12three-dimensional frustrated magnet[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Balents is Dual vortex theory of doped Mott insulators[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Leon Balents is Quantum Lifshitz Field Theory of a Frustrated Ferromagnet[14].
  • Leon Balents received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].
  • Leon Balents received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[16].
  • Leon Balents was a member of National Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Leon Balents is recorded as male[18].
  • Leon Balents's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Leon Balents's ISNI is recorded as 000000044805805X[20].
  • Leon Balents's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315604981[21].
  • Leon Balents's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015052596[22].
  • Leon Balents's IdRef ID is recorded as 265295858[23].
  • Leon Balents's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-2377-2711[24].
  • Leon Balents's given name is recorded as Leon[25].
  • Leon Balents's given name is recorded as Michael[26].

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Origins and Family

Leon Balents was born on +1967-07-24T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Leon Balents's education included a stint at Harvard University[6]. Doctoral advisors include Daniel S. Fisher[7], a physicist[27], b. 1956[28], of United States[29], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[30], specialised in applied physics[31] and Mehran Kardar[8], a physicist[32], b. 1957[33], of Pahlavi Iran[34], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[35], specialised in theoretical physics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Leon Balents worked as a physicist[3]. Employers include University of California, San Francisco[4], a public university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1873[39], headquartered in San Francisco[40] and University of California, Santa Barbara[5], a public university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1909[43], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[44].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Weyl electrons kiss[9], Deconfined Quantum Critical Points[10], Carbon nanotube intramolecular junctions[11], Pyrochlore photons: TheU(1)spin liquid in aS=12three-dimensional frustrated magnet[12], Dual vortex theory of doped Mott insulators[13], and Quantum Lifshitz Field Theory of a Frustrated Ferromagnet[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], a fellowship award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1874[47] and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[16], a fellowship grant[48], in United States[49], founded in 1988[50].

FAQs

What did Leon Balents do for work?

Leon Balents worked as physicist[3].

Where did Leon Balents go to school?

Leon Balents was educated at Harvard University[6].

What awards did Leon Balents receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15] and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[16].

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  6. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. kitp.ucsb.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
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  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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