Leo Kadanoff Scientist

Leo Philip Kadanoff (born January 14, 1937) is an American physicist. He is a professor of physics (emeritus as of 2004) at the University of Chicago and a former President of the American Physical Society (APS). He has contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 14, 1937
Birth place	New York City
Nationality	United States
Known for	Phase transition

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Scientist

awards	Wolf Prize in Physics Lorentz Medal Elliott Cresson Medal Isaac Newton Medal
doctoral advisor	Paul Martin (physicist)
doctoral student	Abdullah Sadiq William A. Dembski Marcelo Osvaldo Magnasco Bruce Shaw David Bensimon Jorge Jose Michael Brenner
Field of study	Theoretical physics