Alan J. Heeger

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alan_J._Heeger

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gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley gptkb:University_of_Nebraska–Lincoln
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:Oliver_E._Buckley_Condensed_Matter_Prize gptkb:Balzan_Prize gptkb:President's_Distinguished_Teaching_Award
gptkbp:birthDate	1936-01-22
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Sioux_City,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:children	gptkb:David_Heeger
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	Nobel Laureate Melvin Calvin
gptkbp:doctoralStudent	gptkb:Paul_Smith gptkb:Richard_Friend
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	chemistry physics polymer science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Alan J. Heeger
gptkbp:knownFor	conductive polymers
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Physical_Society gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation	for the discovery and development of conductive polymers
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith	gptkb:Alan_G._MacDiarmid gptkb:Hideki_Shirakawa
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	2000
gptkbp:notableWork	discovery of conductive polymers
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:physicist gptkb:professor chemist
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Ruth_Heeger
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:UC_Santa_Barbara
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