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Richard Scott Thompson

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Contact Information
E-mail: rsthom@physics.usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-1131
Office: SSC 222

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Education
Ph.D. Physics, Harvard University, 1/1965
M.A. Physics, Harvard University, 1/1962
B.S. Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1/1961
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Thompson is working on dynamical problems in superconductors. He especially calculates changes in their electrical conductivity due to quantized lines of magnetic flux and due to thermodynamic fluctuations.
 

Honors and Awards
Outstanding Referee Award from the American Physical Society (top 1%), 1970-  
 

Service to the Profession

Professional Memberships
American Physical Society, 1970-  
 
 
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