Nihat Berker

Summary

Nihat Berker is a human^[1]. Born in Istanbul^[2], he… he was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4] and theoretical physicist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Nihat Berker's place of birth was Istanbul^[2].
• Nihat Berker was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Nihat Berker was born on +1949-09-20T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Nihat Berker held citizenship in Turkey^[8].
• Turkish was Nihat Berker's native language^[9].
• Nihat Berker worked as a physicist^[4].
• Nihat Berker's professions included theoretical physicist^[5].
• Nihat Berker's field of work was applied physics^[10].
• Nihat Berker was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Among Nihat Berker's employers was Istanbul Technical University^[12].
• Nihat Berker was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[13].
• Nihat Berker's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14].
• Nihat Berker's doctoral advisor was Michael Wortis^[15].
• Nihat Berker received the Humboldt Research Fellowship^[16].
• Nihat Berker received the Humboldt Prize^[17].
• Nihat Berker received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[18].
• Nihat Berker was a member of Academia Europaea^[19].
• Nihat Berker is recorded as male^[20].
• Nihat Berker's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Nihat Berker supervised Mehran Kardar as a doctoral student^[22].
• Nihat Berker supervised Ozan Sabahattin Sariyer as a doctoral student^[23].
• Nihat Berker supervised David Andelman as a doctoral student^[24].
• Nihat Berker's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 151005^[25].
• Nihat Berker's residence is recorded as Istanbul^[26].
• Nihat Berker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09d21b^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nihat Berker was born in Istanbul^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1949-09-20T00:00:00Z^[7]. Turkish was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[13], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1867^[30] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14], a university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1861^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34]. Nihat Berker's doctoral advisor was Michael Wortis^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4] and theoretical physicist^[5]. Nihat Berker's field of work was applied physics^[10]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1861^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38] and Istanbul Technical University^[12], an institute of technology^[39], in Turkey^[40], founded in 1773^[41], headquartered in Istanbul^[42]. Doctoral students include Mehran Kardar^[22], a physicist^[43], b. 1957^[44], of Pahlavi Iran^[45], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[46], specialised in theoretical physics^[47]; Ozan Sabahattin Sariyer^[23]; and David Andelman^[24], a theoretical physicist^[48], b. 1955^[49], of Israel^[50], awarded the Humboldt Prize^[51], specialised in soft matter^[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Humboldt Research Fellowship^[16]; Humboldt Prize^[17], a science award^[53], in Germany^[54], founded in 1972^[55]; and Fellow of the American Physical Society^[18], a fellowship award^[56].

Why It Matters

Nihat Berker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

His notable doctoral advisees include Mehran Kardar^[58], a physicist^[59], b. 1957^[60], of Pahlavi Iran^[61], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[62], specialised in theoretical physics^[63].

FAQs

Where was Nihat Berker born?

Nihat Berker was born in Istanbul^[2].

What did Nihat Berker do for work?

Nihat Berker worked as physicist^[4] and theoretical physicist^[5].

Where did Nihat Berker go to school?

Nihat Berker was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[13] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14].

What awards did Nihat Berker receive?

Honors received include Humboldt Research Fellowship^[16], Humboldt Prize^[17], and Fellow of the American Physical Society^[18].