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David C. Johnston

Distinguished Professor

Address

A209 Zaffarano Hall

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 50011

Phone 515-294-5435
Fax 515-294-0689
Email johnston@ameslab.gov

Synthesis and study of the thermal, transport and magnetic properties of high temperature superconductors, low-dimensional magnetic insulators, d-electron heavy fermion compounds, and other materials.

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David C. Johnston Research Summary

2000 - present Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
1998 - 1999 Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany
1991 Visiting Scientist, National Research Institute for Metals, Tokyo, Japan
1987 - 2000 Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
Senior Physicist, Ames Laboratory USDOE
1978 - 1987 Scientific Staff, Corporate Research Laboratories Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey
1975 - 1978 Assistant Research Physicist, Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences, University of California, San Diego
1969 - 1975 Research Assistant, Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
1968, 1969 Summers Researcher, Ford Scientific Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan

2007 Divisional Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters
2007 Nominated "Outstanding Faculty Member", Interfraternity Council, Iowa State University, for being "a professor that excels in relating to their students while teaching effectively"
2004 Designated a "Highly Cited Researcher" for 1981-1999 inclusive by the Institute for Scientific Information
2000 Listed as one of the Institute for Scientific Information's "1120 Most Cited Physicists, (1981-June 1997)"
2000 Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University
1997 Iowa State University Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
1995 - 1998 Divisional Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters
1995 Co-recipient, Annual Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Solid State Physics, U.S. Department of Energy, "Investigation of Single Crystal RNi₂B₂C Magnetic Superconductors"
1993 Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Superconductivity, Oxnard, CA, January 4-8
1991 Japanese Government Research Award for Foreign Specialists
1988 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
1969 - 1971 National Science Foundation Trainee, Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
1969 Graduation from University of California, Santa Barbara "With Highest Honors"
1967 - 1969 Regents' Scholar, University of California, Santa Barbara
1967 Elected to Phi Beta Kappa

2007