Randall David Kamien (born February 25, 1966)[citation needed] is a theoretical condensed matter physicist specializing in the physics of liquid crystals and is the Vicki and William Abrams Professor in the Natural Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Randall David Kamien | |
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 Kamien in 2022 | |
| Born | February 25, 1966 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1988) California Institute of Technology (M.S., 1988) Harvard University (Ph.D, 1992) |
| Known for | Grain boundaries Focal conic domains Liquid crystals |
| Awards | G.W. Gray Medal British Liquid Crystal Society (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed Matter Physics |
| Institutions | Harvard University Institute for Advanced Studies University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Directed Line Liquids (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | David R. Nelson |
Biography edit
Randall Kamien was born to economist Morton Kamien and Lenore Kamien on February 25, 1966, and grew up in Wilmette, Illinois on the outskirts of Chicago.[2] Kamien completed a B.S. and a M.S. in physics at the California Institute of Technology in 1988 and completed a PhD in physics at Harvard University in 1992 under the supervision of David R. Nelson.[3] Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania he was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Pennsylvania. Kamien was appointed assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 and promoted to full professor in 2003.[4] Kamien is a fellow of the American Physics Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4] Kamien is the editor of Reviews of Modern Physics.[5]
Research edit
Randall Kamien studies soft condensed matter – and in particular liquid crystalline phases of matter – through the lens of geometry and topology.[6] In particular, Kamien has contributed to understanding Twist Grain Boundaries,[7] Focal Conic Domains,[8] and defect topology in smectic liquid crystals.[9] He is also known for his idiosyncratic naming conventions, such as “Shnerk’s Surface” [10] and “Shmessel Functions.”
Publications edit
- Senyuk, B.; Liu, Q.; He, S.; Kamien, R. D.; Kusner, R. B.; Lubensky, T. C.; Smalyukh, I. I. (2013), "Topological colloids", Nature, 493 (7431): 200–205, arXiv:1612.08753, Bibcode:2013Natur.493..200S, doi:10.1038/nature11710, PMID 23263182, S2CID 4343186.
- Honglawan, A.; Beller, D. A.; Cavallaro, M.; Kamien, R. D.; Stebe, K. J.; Yang, S. (2013), "Topographically induced hierarchical assembly and geometrical transformation of focal conic domain arrays in smectic liquid crystals", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (1): 34–39, doi:10.1073/pnas.1214708109, PMC 3538202, PMID 23213240.
- Snir, Y.; Kamien, R. D. (2005), "Entropically driven helix formation", Science, 307 (5712): 1067, arXiv:cond-mat/0502520, doi:10.1126/science.1106243, PMID 15718461, S2CID 14611285.
- Ziherl, P.; Kamien, R. D. (2001), "Maximizing entropy by minimizing area: Towards a new principle of self-organization", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105 (42): 10147, arXiv:cond-mat/0103171, doi:10.1021/jp010944q, S2CID 119467204.
- Kamien, R. D.; Selinger, J. V. (2001), "Order and frustration in chiral liquid crystals", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 13 (3): R1, arXiv:cond-mat/0009094, doi:10.1088/0953-8984/13/3/201, S2CID 93442372.
- Kamien, R. D.; Lubensky, T. C. (1999), "Minimal surfaces, screw dislocations, and twist grain boundaries", Physical Review Letters, 82 (14): 2892, arXiv:cond-mat/9808306, Bibcode:1999PhRvL..82.2892K, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2892, S2CID 15354995.
References edit
- ^ "Randall Kamien". www.physics.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Morton I. Kamien, 1938-2011, retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ Harvard PhD Theses in Physics: 1971-2000, retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ a b Curriculum vitae (PDF), retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ APS Editorial Office: Reviews of Modern Physics, retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ Kamien Group, retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ Kamien, R. D.; Lubensky, T. C. (1999). "Minimal surfaces, screw dislocations, and twist grain boundaries". Physical Review Letters. 82 (14): 2892–2895. arXiv:cond-mat/9808306. Bibcode:1999PhRvL..82.2892K. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.2892. S2CID 15354995.
- ^ Alexander, G. P.; Chen, B. G.; Matsumoto, E. A.; Kamien, R. D. (2010). "The Power of Poincaré: Elucidating the Hidden Symmetries in Focal Conic Domains". Physical Review Letters. 104 (25): 257802. arXiv:1004.0465. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.257802. PMID 20867415. S2CID 8291259.
- ^ Machon, T.; Aharoni, H.; Hu, Y.; Kamien, R. D. (2019). "Aspects of Defect Topology in Smectic Liquid Crystals". Communications in Mathematical Physics. 372 (2): 525–542. arXiv:1808.04104. Bibcode:2019CMaPh.372..525M. doi:10.1007/s00220-019-03366-y. S2CID 52435763.
- ^ Santangelo, C. D.; Kamien, R. D. (2007). "Triply periodic smectic liquid crystals". Physical Review E. 75 (1 Pt 1): 011702. arXiv:cond-mat/0609596. Bibcode:2007PhRvE..75a1702S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.75.011702. PMID 17358168. S2CID 119371099.