Jerry Tersoff

Jerry Tersoff is a Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. His work spans diverse topics in the theoretical understanding of surfaces, interfaces, electronic materials, epitaxial growth, and nanoscale devices. Throughout his career, his work has emphasized the use of simple models to understand complex behavior ,.^[1]

Awards and honors

• 1988 Peter Mark Memorial award For innovative approaches to the theoretical understanding of the electronic structure, properties, and measurement of surfaces and interfaces
• Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
• 2007 Medard W. Welch Award

See also

• Bond order potential

References

1. ^ Tersoff, J. (1988). Phys. Rev. B 37: 6991. Bibcode 1988PhRvB..37.6991T. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.37.6991. 

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