David Burnham Tanner is a Distinguished Professor of Physics[3][4] and an affiliate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida.[5]
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Born | David Burnham Tanner March 12, 1945 |
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Fields | Physics, Chemistry |
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Thesis | Some size effects in metals in the far infrared (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Albert John Sievers |
He studied at the University of Virginia where he received his B. A. degree. He has a PhD in Physics from Cornell University.[6]
He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1989 "for studies of the basic infrared properties of new materials".[7] and awarded their Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids in 2016.[8]
He published the textbook Optical Effects in Solids in 2019.[9]