William Dorland

American physics professor
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William Dorland

Summary

William Dorland is a human[1]. He was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2024-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a professor of physics[4].

Key Facts

  • William Dorland was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Dorland died on +2024-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Dorland's professions included professor of physics[4].
  • William Dorland was employed by Imperial College London[5].
  • William Dorland was employed by University of Texas System[6].
  • Among William Dorland's employers was University of Maryland[7].
  • William Dorland's education included a stint at Princeton University[8].
  • William Dorland was educated at University of Texas at Austin[9].
  • William Dorland's doctoral advisor was Gregory W. Hammett[10].
  • William Dorland received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[11].
  • William Dorland received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[12].
  • William Dorland received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[13].
  • William Dorland is recorded as male[14].
  • William Dorland's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Dorland supervised Nuno Loureiro as a doctoral student[16].
  • William Dorland supervised Kyle Gustafson as a doctoral student[17].
  • William Dorland's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-2915-724X[18].
  • William Dorland's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 183366[19].
  • William Dorland's family name is recorded as Dorland[20].
  • William Dorland's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Dorland's official website is recorded as https://umdphysics.umd.edu/people/faculty/current/item/124-bdorland.html[22].
  • William Dorland's ResearcherID is recorded as B-4403-2009[23].
  • William Dorland's affiliation is recorded as University of Oxford[24].
  • William Dorland's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as dnL3lIwAAAAJ[25].
  • William Dorland's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11g0nsq0zq[26].

Body

Origins and Family

William Dorland was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[8], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1746[29], headquartered in Princeton[30] and University of Texas at Austin[9], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1883[33], headquartered in Austin[34]. William Dorland's doctoral advisor was Gregory W. Hammett[10].

Career and Affiliations

William Dorland's professions included professor of physics[4]. Employers include Imperial College London[5], a public research university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1907[37], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[38]; University of Texas System[6], a state university system[39], in United States[40], founded in 1876[41], headquartered in Austin[42]; and University of Maryland[7], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1858[45], headquartered in College Park[46]. Doctoral students include Nuno Loureiro[16], a physicist[47], 1977–2025[48], of Portugal[49], awarded the Thomas H. Stix Award for Outstanding Early Career Contributions to Plasma Physics Research[50], specialised in plasma physics[51] and Kyle Gustafson[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[11], an award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1960[54]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], a fellowship award[55]; and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[13], a science award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1975[58].

Death and Burial

William Dorland died on +2024-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did William Dorland do for work?

William Dorland worked as professor of physics[4].

Where did William Dorland go to school?

William Dorland was educated at Princeton University[8] and University of Texas at Austin[9].

What awards did William Dorland receive?

Honors received include Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[11], Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[13].

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Class ancestry

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

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