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News: Green Careers Panel Discussion Nov 06, 2009; MSKCC/CCNY Partnership Year 3 Open Call for Projects Oct 30, 2009; Joseph Birman - 2010 Andrei Sakharov Prize Recipient Oct 28, 2009; Prof. Goerge John's paper featured on the cover of the September issue of Chemical Communications Sep 09, 2009

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Joseph Birman

Physics

Condensed Matter Theory: Symmetry and Symmetry Breakup

Email: birman [ AT ] sci.ccny.cuny.edu

Work: (212) 650-6871

Websites:

http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/science/physics/

Education:

B.S., (1947) City College of New York, cum laude
M.A., (1950) Columbia University
Ph.D. (1952) Columbia University
Doc. is Sciences (Hon. Causa) U. de Rennes France (1974)

Biography:

(1988 - Present) Distinguished Professor of Physics, City College & CUNY

Professor of Physics, NYU 1964-1974

Research Scientist & head of Luminescence Group, G.T.E. Lab 1952-1964

Research:

Theoretical Physics - Condensed Matter Theory

Dynamical Symmetry & Symmetry Vreaking in Many Body Problem

Coexistence of Competing Collective Effects (Superconductivity and Ferroelectricity)

NanoPhysical Effects

Optical Properties of Condensed Matter Systems

Bose-Einstein Condensation Effects

Publications:

Over 300 publications (to 2008) in refereed journals

(Phys Rev Letters, Physical Review, others)

Recent eprints in the arxiv

Departments:

Physics: