David Weiss (physicist)

David S. Weiss
Born
David S. Weiss
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
OccupationPhysicist
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

David S. Weiss (* around 1963) is an American physicist.

Weiss graduated from Amherst College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in physics. He earned a Ph.D. in the same subject in 1993, from Stanford University.[1][2] Weiss began his teaching career at the University of California, Berkeley, and joined the Pennsylvania State University faculty in 2001, where he later became a distinguished professor.[1][2] He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007,[3] and the American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded him an equivalent honor in 2020.[4] Weiss is the 2022 awardee of the Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, conferred by the American Physical Society.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics Recipient". Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "David S. Weiss Distinguished Professor of Physics". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "APS fellow archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Sholtis, Sam (14 February 2020). "David S. Weiss named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.