Salvatore Torquato

Italian American theoretical physicist
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Salvatore Torquato

Summary

Salvatore Torquato is a human[1]. He was born in Falerna[2]. He was born on +1954-02-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a theoretical physicist[4], university teacher[5], and naturalist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Salvatore Torquato's place of birth was Falerna[2].
  • Salvatore Torquato was born on +1954-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Salvatore Torquato worked as a theoretical physicist[4].
  • Salvatore Torquato's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Salvatore Torquato's professions included naturalist[6].
  • Salvatore Torquato's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Salvatore Torquato's field of work was physics[9].
  • Salvatore Torquato's field of work was chemistry[10].
  • Salvatore Torquato's field of work was materials engineering[11].
  • Salvatore Torquato's field of work was biophysics[12].
  • Salvatore Torquato's field of work was statistical mechanics[13].
  • Among Salvatore Torquato's employers was Princeton University[14].
  • Salvatore Torquato's education included a stint at Syracuse University[15].
  • Salvatore Torquato was educated at Stony Brook University[16].
  • Salvatore Torquato's doctoral advisor was George Stell[17].
  • Salvatore Torquato received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Salvatore Torquato received the William Prager Medal[19].
  • Salvatore Torquato received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20].
  • Salvatore Torquato received the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics[21].
  • Salvatore Torquato received the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award[22].
  • Salvatore Torquato received the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award[23].
  • Salvatore Torquato was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[24].
  • Salvatore Torquato's image is recorded as S Torquato.JPG[25].
  • Salvatore Torquato is recorded as male[26].
  • Salvatore Torquato's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Salvatore Torquato's place of birth was Falerna[2]. He was born on +1954-02-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Syracuse University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1870[30] and Stony Brook University[16], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1957[33], headquartered in Stony Brook University[34]. Salvatore Torquato's doctoral advisor was George Stell[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include theoretical physicist[4], university teacher[5], and naturalist[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[8], an academic discipline[35]; physics[9], a branch of science[36]; chemistry[10], a branch of science[37]; materials engineering[11], a branch of engineering[38]; biophysics[12], a branch of biology[39]; and statistical mechanics[13], a branch of mechanics[40]. Salvatore Torquato was employed by Princeton University[14]. Doctoral students include John Quintanilla[41], Yang Jiao[42], Aleksandar Donev[43], and Jana Gevertz[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[45], in United States[46], founded in 1925[47]; William Prager Medal[19], a medallion[48], founded in 1983[49]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20], a fellowship award[50]; David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics[21], an award[51]; Joel Henry Hildebrand Award[22], a science award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1980[54]; and Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award[23], an award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1944[57].

Why It Matters

Salvatore Torquato ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Salvatore Torquato born?

Salvatore Torquato was born in Falerna[2].

What did Salvatore Torquato do for work?

Salvatore Torquato worked as theoretical physicist[4], university teacher[5], and naturalist[6].

Where did Salvatore Torquato go to school?

Salvatore Torquato was educated at Syracuse University[15] and Stony Brook University[16].

What awards did Salvatore Torquato receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], William Prager Medal[19], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20], and David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics[21].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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