Jules P. Carbotte (March 26, 1938 – April 5, 2019) was a Canadian physicist, professor at McMaster University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His research interests spanned many areas of theoretical condensed matter physics.

Jules P. Carbotte
Born1938-03-26
Long Beach, CA
Died2019-04-05[1]
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba,
McGill University
Known forCondensed matter physics
AwardsCAP Herzberg Medal (1974), Steacie Prize (1975)
Scientific career
InstitutionsCornell University,
McMaster University
ThesisPositron annihilation in metals
Doctoral advisorS. Kahana

Early life and education

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Carbotte was born in Long Beach, California, on March 26, 1938, when his parents, Leon and Pauline Carbotte, were visiting California on an extended winter holiday from their home in Saskatchewan.[1] He grew up in a French-speaking community in Manitoba and attended the Université de Saint-Boniface[1]

Carbotte received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physics in 1960 from the University of Manitoba. He received a Masters of Science degree in physics in 1961 and PhD in physics from McGill University in 1963.[1][2] His PhD research in condensed matter physics focused on refinements to theoretical models of positron annihilation in metals.[3]

Career

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After finishing his PhD, spent two years as a research associate in the Physics Department of Cornell University. In 1965 he returned to Canada and became an assistant professor in the department of Physics at McMaster University. In 1967, he took a position at McGill University then returned to McMaster in 1968 where he stayed for the rest of his career.[1] He became an associate professor in 1972 and a university professor at McMaster in 1996.[4]

In 1988, Carbotte became the founding director of the superconductivity program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[5] He retired in 1998.[6]

Over his career, Carbotte contributed to many different areas of condensed matter theory. His work includes theoretical calculations of positron annihilation and electron-phonon interaction in metals. He has also contributed to the theoretical understanding of dilute metallic alloys, where a small amount of one metallic element is dissolved in another metallic element. He has also worked to understand the microscopic origins of superconductivity, especially in high-temperature superconducting oxides.[7]

Awards and Recognitions

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Selected publications

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  • Carbotte, J. P. (1990-10-01). "Properties of boson-exchange superconductors". Reviews of Modern Physics. 62 (4): 1027–1157. Bibcode:1990RvMP...62.1027C. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.62.1027.
  • Prohammer, M.; Perez-Gonzalez, A.; Carbotte, J. P. (1993-06-01). "Thermodynamics of a retarded d-wave superconductor with resonant impurity scattering". Physical Review B. 47 (22): 15152–15158. Bibcode:1993PhRvB..4715152P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.47.15152. PMID 10005888.

Personal life

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Carbotte married Ramona DePauw in 1959 and remained together until his death 59 years later. The couple met during a first year summer school class in physics while they were both undergraduates at the University of Manitoba. They had two daughters Christine and Suzanne.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jules P. Carbotte". Jules P. Carbotte. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. ^ "Jules Carbotte". mcmaster.ca. 29 Jul 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ P., Carbotte, Jules. (1964). "Positron annihilation in metals". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "science.ca : Jules P. Carbotte". www.science.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam - Jules Carbotte". CIFAR. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. ^ a b "Distinguished University Professors" (PDF). mcmaster.ca. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Bio - Jules P. Carbotte". CIFAR. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  8. ^ "CAP Herzberg Medal - Previous Winners - Canadian Association of Physicists". Canadian Association of Physicists. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ^ "FELLOWS DIRECTORY | The Royal Society of Canada". rsc-src.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  10. ^ Sciences, Steacie Institute for Molecular. "The Steacie Prize - Recipients". www.steacieprize.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  11. ^ "C - D". Secretariat. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  12. ^ "University of Manitoba - University Governance - Jules Pierre Carbotte, D.Sc., May 27, 1999". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  13. ^ "L'Université de Sherbrooke décerne un doctorat d'honneur en sciences à l'éminent physicien canadien Jules Carbotte". Université de Sherbrooke (in French). 2000-06-14. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  14. ^ "McMaster University announces honorary degree recipients". Retrieved 2019-06-10.