| 1 | Name: | Dr. Horst L. Stormer | |
| Institution: | Columbia University | ||
| Year Elected: | 2006 | ||
| Class: | 1. Mathematical and Physical Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 106. Physics | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Living | ||
| Birth Date: | 1949 | ||
Horst Störmer has been the foremost leader in the study of the properties of electrons moving in thin layers fabricated for electronic and optical devices. His work was recognized with the Nobel Prize in 1998 for the discovery of the Fractional Quantum Hall effect which is understood to be a completely new state of matter. Energetic and charismatic, Dr. Störmer has been a true leader, training many graduate and postdoctoral students who have gone on to establish major programs at our best universities. He is currently Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and the founding Scientific Director of the Nanotechnology Institute at Columbia University, a highly successful academic enterprise, and he has also been affiliated with research departments of Bell Laboratories/ Lucent Technologies since 1977. A native of Germany, Dr. Störmer earned his Ph.D. from Stuttgart University (1977). He has been honored with the American Physical Society's Buckley Award (1984), the Franklin Institute's Franklin Medal (1998) and membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1992) and the National Academy of Sciences (1998). | |||