Alwyn Van der Merwe
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Alwyn van der Merwe (born November 1927 in South Africa) is an American theoretical physicist. He is Emeritus Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver.
Life and career
He attended the University of Stellenbosch, completing his bachelor's degree in 1947 and master's degree in 1949 with summa cum laude honors.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Van der Merwe studied theoretical physics at the University of Amsterdam under Professors Jan de Boer and S. A. Wouthuysen and received doctorates from the University of Amsterdam and, later, the University of Bern, where he graduated summa cum laude.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He taught applied mathematics at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, first as lecturer then as senior lecturer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Alwyn van der Merwe was a research associate of professor of physics and natural philosophy Henry Margenau at Yale University and professor Hans Jensen at the University of Heidelberg.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
His first appointment in the United States was at Carleton College, in Northfield, Minnesota.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He then became an assistant professor at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He stayed on for two years at CUNY until he was offered an associate professorship in 1964 (and a full professorship a few years later) at the University of Denver (DU).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He has acted extensively as editor in theoretical physics and the philosophy of science.[1] In 1988 van der Merwe became the founding editor of the journal Foundations of Physics Letters, until its incorporation in 2007 into its sister journal Foundations of Physics, of which he succeeded Margenau as co-editor in 1975.[2]
Education
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Selected publications
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As editor:
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References
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External links
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- 1927 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American physicists
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- American theoretical physicists
- South African emigrants to the United States
- University of Denver faculty
- University of Amsterdam alumni
- University of Bern alumni