About Alfred Saupe
Lived 1925 – 2008 (aged 83). Alfred Saupe was a German physicist and university teacher, known for Biaxial nematic, Liquid crystal and Residual dipolar coupling.
Prizes Nerst-Haber-Bodenstein-Preis of the German Bunsengesellschaft (1974) Humboldt Prize (1987) Guest at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz (1987) Kent State President's Medal (1992) Invitation to the Wissensshaftkolleg in Berlin (1998) Honored member of the International Liquid Crystal Society (1998) Freedericksz Medal of the Russian Liquid Crystal Society (1999)
Publications Patricia E. Cladis, Peter Pálffy-Muhoray: Dynamics and Defects in Liquid Crystals: A Festschrift in Honor of Alfred Saupe, CRC Press, 1998 A. Jákli, A. Saupe: One- and Two-dimensional Fluids: Properties of Smectic, Lamellar and Columnar Liquid Crystals, CRC Press, 2006
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Who was Alfred Saupe?
German physicist (1925-2008)
When was Alfred Saupe born?
Alfred Saupe was born on 14 February 1925 in Badenweiler.
When did Alfred Saupe die?
Alfred Saupe died on 3 August 2008 in Badenweiler.
What was Alfred Saupe's occupation?
Alfred Saupe was a physicist and university teacher.
What was Alfred Saupe known for?
Alfred Saupe was known for Biaxial nematic, Liquid crystal and Residual dipolar coupling.
What nationality was Alfred Saupe?
Alfred Saupe was German.
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