Professor
Berni Julian Alder
(
–
)
1925
2020
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
;
El Cerrito, CA
Chemist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Chemistry
Elected
2008
Scientist and Professor Emeritus. Pioneered Monte Carlo simulations and invented molecular-dynamics simulation of condensed phases. First to show that condensation from the gas phase does not require attractive forces, and to explain both the existence of diamonds in meteorites and the effects of long-term memory in fluids.Working on the onset of turbulence and the Fermion sign problem for Feynman paths.
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