Prof. Dr. A. Nihat Berker

Profile

Research fieldsStatistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics
Keywordsspin-glasses, quenched randomnees, phase transitions, hierarchical lattices, renormalization group

Current contact address

CountryTurkey
CityIstanbul
InstitutionKadir Has University
InstituteElectrical-Electronics Engineering Department

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Roland R. NetzPhysik Department, Technische Universität München, Garching
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2008

Programme(s)

2007Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Nihat Berker is well-known for his ground-breaking work on critical systems and statistical mechanics of ordering phenomena. His research is characterized by intuitive thinking, creative modeling and detailed calculations.Berker invented the hierarchical lattices and made important contributions to the theory of disordered and frustrated systems, quantum phase transitions and small-world phenomena. In Germany, he will focus on microscopic theories for electrophoretic effects and transport of soft matter in structured matrices.