Godfrey Gumbs
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Godfrey Gumbs is a professor of theoretical solid state physics
. He is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at Hunter College
of the City University of New York
(CUNY) and the Maria A. Chianta and Alice M. Stoll Professor of Physics at Hunter College, CUNY. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/faculty/gumbs/homehttp://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/faculty/gumbs/awards-honors
Gumbs was awarded a Guyana Scholarship to Trinity College
, Cambridge University
in 1968 and then went on to receive his Ph. D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics (now commonly known as The Physics of Condensed Matter) from the University of Toronto
in 1978. From 1978 to 1982, he was a Research Associate
at the National Research Council of Canada
in Ottawa. From
1982 to 1989, he was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada University Research Fellow, serving as both Assistant and Associate Professor
.
Gumbs has taught at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center
since 1992. His research focuses primarily on nanophysics, especially the way in which the particles carrying the charge behave in very small confined spaces.http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/faculty/gumbs/research-statement Among several others, his interests include strongly interacting particles in semiconductors, graphene
sheets, carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons
, as well as ways of isolating and transporting single electrons. Device applications of this work include photon detectors
and sources, as well as quantum information processing
. He has published extensively on these topics in scientific journal
s. He has shown that the properties of quasicrystals depend critically on the way in which their quasi-periodicity is arranged. He is a Research fellow
of the American Physical Society
(APS), Fellow of the Institute of Physics
(F InstP), a Chartered Physictst(CPhys) both of the U.K., a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences
, a Visiting Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
University in 2007-2008 and a Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics
Scholar at the University of California in Santa Barbara. He has been honored by the APS with the Edward A. Bouchet Award in 2005, for his significant contributions to physics and his mentoring of students.http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/awards/bouchet.cfmhttp://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=Godfrey%20Gumbs&year=2005 He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in 1990 and a J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar
in 2005.
Solid-state physics
Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the large-scale properties of solid materials result from...
. He is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
(CUNY) and the Maria A. Chianta and Alice M. Stoll Professor of Physics at Hunter College, CUNY. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/faculty/gumbs/homehttp://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/faculty/gumbs/awards-honors
Gumbs was awarded a Guyana Scholarship to Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in 1968 and then went on to receive his Ph. D. in Theoretical Solid State Physics (now commonly known as The Physics of Condensed Matter) from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1978. From 1978 to 1982, he was a Research Associate
Research associate
The title of research associate is used to denote an academic research position at a university or similar institution. A research associate usually conducts research under the supervision of a principal investigator. In contrast to a research assistant or research officer, a research associate...
at the National Research Council of Canada
National Research Council of Canada
The National Research Council is an agency of the Government of Canada which conducts scientific research and development.- History :...
in Ottawa. From
1982 to 1989, he was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is a Canadian government agency that provides grants for research in the natural sciences and in engineering. Its mandate is to promote and assist research....
of Canada University Research Fellow, serving as both Assistant and Associate Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
.
Gumbs has taught at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center
CUNY Graduate Center
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York brings together graduate education, advanced research, and public programming to midtown Manhattan hosting 4,600 students, 33 doctoral programs, 7 master's programs, and 30 research centers and institutes...
since 1992. His research focuses primarily on nanophysics, especially the way in which the particles carrying the charge behave in very small confined spaces.http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/faculty/gumbs/research-statement Among several others, his interests include strongly interacting particles in semiconductors, graphene
Graphene
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. The term graphene was coined as a combination of graphite and the suffix -ene by Hanns-Peter Boehm, who described single-layer...
sheets, carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons , often abbreviated GNRs, are thin strips of graphene or unrolled single-walled carbon nanotubes...
, as well as ways of isolating and transporting single electrons. Device applications of this work include photon detectors
Ring imaging Cherenkov detector
A Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector is a particle detector that can determine the velocity, v , of a charged particle. This is done by an indirect measurement of the Cherenkov angle, \theta_c , i.e. the angle between the emitted Čerenkov radiation and the particle path...
and sources, as well as quantum information processing
Quantum information science
Quantum information science is an area of study based on the idea that information science depends on quantum effects in physics. It includes theoretical issues in computational models as well as more experimental topics in quantum physics including what can and cannot be done with quantum...
. He has published extensively on these topics in scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
s. He has shown that the properties of quasicrystals depend critically on the way in which their quasi-periodicity is arranged. He is a Research fellow
Research fellow
The title of research fellow is used to denote a research position at a university or similar institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator...
of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
(APS), Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
(F InstP), a Chartered Physictst(CPhys) both of the U.K., a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences
New York Academy of Sciences
The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology...
, a Visiting Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
University in 2007-2008 and a Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
Scholar at the University of California in Santa Barbara. He has been honored by the APS with the Edward A. Bouchet Award in 2005, for his significant contributions to physics and his mentoring of students.http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/awards/bouchet.cfmhttp://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=Godfrey%20Gumbs&year=2005 He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in 1990 and a J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
in 2005.