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Perdew, John Paul was born on August 30, 1943 in Cumberland, Maryland.
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John Paul Perdew
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John Paul Perdew, American Physics educator, condensed matter and density functional theorist. National Science Foundation Research grantee, since 1978, Petroleum Research Fund grantee since 1998; recipient Tulane LAS award for excellence in research, 1990. Fellow American Physical Society; member American Chemical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Gettysburg College, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1971.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Toronto (Ontario, Canada), 1971-1974; postdoctoral fellow, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1974-1977; professor physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1977; chair physics department, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1991-1994. Visiting scientist Nordita, Copenhagen, Argonne National Laboratory, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Institut für Theoretische Physik Santa Barbara, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington. Invited lecturer more than 45 international conferences.
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Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa.
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National Science Foundation Research grantee, since 1978, Petroleum Research Fund grantee since 1998. Recipient Tulane LAS award for excellence in research, 1990.National Science Foundation Research grantee, since 1978, Petroleum Research Fund grantee since 1998. Recipient Tulane LAS award for excellence in research, 1990.