John Werner Cahn
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John Werner Cahn was an influential American materials scientist and physicist known for his pioneering work on phase transformations and the thermodynamics of microstructural evolution in solids.
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| John Werner Cahn canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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materials scientist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Acta Materialia Gold Medal
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Franklin Institute’s Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Von Hippel Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-03-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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National Bureau of Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ National Institute of Standards and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
materials science
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microstructural evolution ⓘ phase transformations in solids ⓘ physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
computational materials science
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phase-field modeling ⓘ theoretical materials science ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cahn–Hilliard equation
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spinodal decomposition theory ⓘ theory of phase separation in alloys ⓘ thermodynamics of microstructural evolution ⓘ work on phase transformations in solids ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| migration | emigrated from Germany to the United States ⓘ |
| name | John Werner Cahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy”
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“Spinodal Decomposition” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
materials scientist
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physicist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
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