John Wheeler(1911–2008)

Physics

John Wheeler is a recipient of the Wolf Prize in Physics (1997) from United States. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at New York University and Johns Hopkins University. They have been affiliated with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

3
Major Awards
575
Publications
57,209
Citations
79
h-index
235
i10-index
99.5
Avg Citations/Paper

Career History

Herdman Professor of Geology

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, GB

2017 — Present

Professor of Geology

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, GB

2005 — 2017

Reader

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, GB

2002 — 2005

Senior Lecturer

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, GB

1997 — 2002

Lecturer

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, GB

1990 — 1997

NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow: "Tectonic exhumation of very high grade metamorphic complexes in orogens"

University of Liverpool

Liverpool, GB

1988 — 1989

Software developer for structural modelling

Midland Valley Exploration

Glasgow, GB

1986 — 1988

Education

University of Leeds

Ph.D. "Physical and Chemical Processes in Ductile Shear Zones"

Earth Sciences

1986

University of Cambridge

BA Natural Sciences (Geology)

Earth Sciences

1981

Research Funding

The Strength of the Lower Mantle

NERC, ESRC & DFID

2014 — 2017

Fluid flow in the Earth: the influence of dehydration reactions and stress

Natural Environment Research Council

2012 — 2017

The Feedback Between Volatiles and Mantle Dynamics

Natural Environment Research Council

2014 — 2019

Calibration of a new model for mantle viscosity: the role of grain boundaries from bicrystal experiments

Natural Environment Research Council

2018 — 2021

4D quantification of micro-scale feedbacks in dehydrating, deforming rocks

Natural Environment Research Council

2019 — 2022

Microtectonics, deformation mechanisms and rheology of surface reaching salt extrusions

German Research Foundation

2006 — 2011

Feedbacks between mineral reactions and mantle convection

Natural Environment Research Council

2021 — 2026

Education

New York University
Johns Hopkins University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Rayen High School

Doctoral Advisors

Richard FeynmanKip S. ThorneCharles W. MisnerFred SingerHugh Everett IIIJacob BekensteinDemetrios ChristodoulouArthur WightmanRobert M. WaldW. G. UnruhJohn R. KlauderKenneth W. FordJayme TiomnoRobert GerochKatharine WayBei-Lok HuB. Kent HarrisonDavid L. HillDieter R. BrillLawrence Charles ShepleyLawrence Howard FordArkady KheyfetsWarner Allen MillerSergio Andrés HojmanArthur Elliott FischerRichard W. LindquistKarl Herzfeld

Career Timeline

Leiden University?–present
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1935–1938
Princeton University1938–1976
Leiden University1965–present
University of Texas at Austin1976–present

Positions & Roles

professor

Data Sources

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