David Robert Nelson

Also known as David R. Nelson, David R Nelson, David Nelson, D.R. Nelson

American physicist

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David Robert Nelson is an American physicist and university teacher born in Stuttgart in 1951. He has worked at Harvard University, Leiden University, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Nelson received his education at Cornell University and resides in Lexington. His professional interests include applied physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, and statistical mechanics.

He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Nelson has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the MacArthur Fellows Program award, and the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize. He served as the doctoral advisor for Subir Sachdev. Nelson speaks English.

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