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Gerald Mahan | |
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| Born | Gerald Dennis Mahan November 24, 1937 |
| Died | November 21, 2021 (aged 83) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed matter physics |
| Institutions | General Electric Research Laboratory University of Oregon Indiana University Pennsylvania State University |
| Thesis | Some optical properties of dielectrics (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Hopfield |
| Doctoral students | Lilia Woods |
Gerald Dennis Mahan (November 24, 1937 – November 21, 2021) was an American condensed matter physicist, with specific research interests in transport and optical properties of materials, and solid-state devices. He is recognized for his work in quantum thermoelectricity and the invention of the zinc oxide varistor. He is also developed the time-dependent local-density approximation (TDLDA) and its author of various books in quantum many-body physics.
Mahan worked at General Electric Research Laboratory (1963–1967) and was a professor of physics at the University of Oregon (1967–1973), Indiana University (1973–1984), University of Tennessee (1984–2001), and Pennsylvania State University (2001–2021). He also worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1984–2001).