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Professor of Physics David Broido has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the world’s second-largest organization of physicists, the society has announced.
The APS’s Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions in areas of research, leadership, service, education and applications in physics. The distinct honor is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the more than 50,000 APS members.
The society cited Broido for his outstanding research, which is focused on developing predictive theoretical approaches to better understand heat conduction in solid materials. Discovery of new materials with very low and very high thermal conductivity can aid in efficient harvesting of electricity from heat and in cooling of microelectronic devices.
Ferris Professor and Chairman of Physics Michael Naughton praised Broido’s selection, which makes him the fourth Physics faculty member to receive the honor.
“This is a richly deserved honor for David,” said Naughton. “In a sense, with recent discoveries of new classes of thermoelectric materials, the world is catching up to his ideas.”