Academic Lineage


Arshad Arjunan Nair
Ph.D. University at Albany, State University of New York 2021
Dissertation: The Role of Ammonia in Atmospheric New Particle Formation and Implications for Cloud Condensation Nuclei
under the advisement of
Ph.D. University at Albany, State University of New York 2021
Dissertation: The Role of Ammonia in Atmospheric New Particle Formation and Implications for Cloud Condensation Nuclei
under the advisement of

Fangqun Yu
Known for: Ion-mediated atmospheric new particle formation
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 1998
Dissertation: A Study of the Formation and Evolution of Aerosols and Contrails in Aircraft Wakes: Development, Validation and Application of an Advanced Particle Microphysics (APM) Model
under the advisement of
Known for: Ion-mediated atmospheric new particle formation
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles 1998
Dissertation: A Study of the Formation and Evolution of Aerosols and Contrails in Aircraft Wakes: Development, Validation and Application of an Advanced Particle Microphysics (APM) Model
under the advisement of

Richard Peter Turco
Known for: Nuclear Winter
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1971
Dissertation: An Investigation of the Ionospheric D Region at Sunrise
under the (primary) advisement of
Known for: Nuclear Winter
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1971
Dissertation: An Investigation of the Ionospheric D Region at Sunrise
under the (primary) advisement of

Chalmers Franklin Sechrist, Jr.
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University 1959
Dissertation: Long Wave Sweep-frequency Investigation of the Lower Ionosphere at Vertical Incidence
under the advisement of
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University 1959
Dissertation: Long Wave Sweep-frequency Investigation of the Lower Ionosphere at Vertical Incidence
under the advisement of

John R. (Jack Raymond) Mentzer
Ph.D. The Ohio State University 1952
Dissertation: The Determination of the Radar Echoing Properties of Objects
under the advisement of
Ph.D. The Ohio State University 1952
Dissertation: The Determination of the Radar Echoing Properties of Objects
under the advisement of

Albert Frederick Prebus
Known for: First successful high-resolution electron microscope in North America
Ph.D. University of Toronto 1940
Dissertation: The Construction of a Magnetic Electron Microscope of High Resolving Power
under the advisement of
Known for: First successful high-resolution electron microscope in North America
Ph.D. University of Toronto 1940
Dissertation: The Construction of a Magnetic Electron Microscope of High Resolving Power
under the advisement of

Eli Franklin Burton
Known for: Building the first electron microscope in North America
Ph.D. University of Toronto 1910
Dissertation: On the Physical Aspect of Colloidal Solution
under the advisement of
Known for: Building the first electron microscope in North America
Ph.D. University of Toronto 1910
Dissertation: On the Physical Aspect of Colloidal Solution
under the advisement of

Sir John Cunningham McLennan
Known for: First practical Helium liquefier
Ph.D. University of Toronto 1900
Dissertation: Electric Screening in Vacuum Tubes
under the advisement of
Known for: First practical Helium liquefier
Ph.D. University of Toronto 1900
Dissertation: Electric Screening in Vacuum Tubes
under the advisement of

Sir Joseph John 'JJ' Thomson
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 "in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases"
M.A. University of Cambridge 1883
under the advisement of
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906 "in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases"
M.A. University of Cambridge 1883
under the advisement of

Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt)
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904 "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies"
M.A. University of Cambridge 1868
under the (primary) advisement of
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904 "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies"
M.A. University of Cambridge 1868
under the (primary) advisement of

Edward John Routh
Known for: Control theory
M.A. University of Cambridge 1857
under the (primary) advisement of
Known for: Control theory
M.A. University of Cambridge 1857
under the (primary) advisement of

William Hopkins
Known for: Finding that melting point increases with pressure
M.A. University of Cambridge 1830
under the advisement of
Known for: Finding that melting point increases with pressure
M.A. University of Cambridge 1830
under the advisement of

Adam Sedgwick
Known for: Classification of Cambrian rocks
M.A. University of Cambridge 1811
under the (primary) advisement of
Known for: Classification of Cambrian rocks
M.A. University of Cambridge 1811
under the (primary) advisement of

Thomas Jones
M.A. University of Cambridge 1782
under the (primary) advisement of
M.A. University of Cambridge 1782
under the (primary) advisement of

Thomas Postlethwaite
M.A. University of Cambridge 1756
under the advisement of
M.A. University of Cambridge 1756
under the advisement of

Stephen Whisson
M.A. University of Cambridge 1742
under the advisement of
M.A. University of Cambridge 1742
under the advisement of

Walter Taylor
M.A. University of Cambridge 1723
under the advisement of
M.A. University of Cambridge 1723
under the advisement of

Robert Smith
M.A. University of Cambridge 1715
under the advisement of
M.A. University of Cambridge 1715
under the advisement of

Roger Cotes
Known for: Method of least squares (significantly improved by Legendre in 1805)
M.A. University of Cambridge 1706
under the advisement of
Known for: Method of least squares (significantly improved by Legendre in 1805)
M.A. University of Cambridge 1706
under the advisement of

Isaac Newton
Known for: Classical Mechanics, among others
M.A. University of Cambridge 1668
under the (primary) advisement of
Known for: Classical Mechanics, among others
M.A. University of Cambridge 1668
under the (primary) advisement of

Isaac Barrow
Known for: Fundamental theorem of calculus
M.A. University of Cambridge 1652
under the (primary) advisement of
Known for: Fundamental theorem of calculus
M.A. University of Cambridge 1652
under the (primary) advisement of

Vincenzo Viviani
Known for: Viviani's theorem
Università di Pisa 1642
under the (primary) advisement of
Known for: Viviani's theorem
Università di Pisa 1642
under the (primary) advisement of

Galileo Galilei
Known for: Analytical dynamics, Heliocentrism
Università di Pisa 1585
under the advisement of
Known for: Analytical dynamics, Heliocentrism
Università di Pisa 1585
under the advisement of

Ostilio Ricci
Known for: Teaching Galileo the mathematics of Euclid and Archimedes
Università di Brescia
under the advisement of
Known for: Teaching Galileo the mathematics of Euclid and Archimedes
Università di Brescia
under the advisement of

Niccolò Tartaglia
Known for: "eviscerating Aristotelian terms of projectile movement"
Dissertation: Nova Scientia
Verona and Venice 1537
after reading the translated works of
Known for: "eviscerating Aristotelian terms of projectile movement"
Dissertation: Nova Scientia
Verona and Venice 1537
after reading the translated works of

Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi
Known for: Hindu–Arabic numeral system and Algebra
House of Wisdom in Baghdad 820
translating the works of
Known for: Hindu–Arabic numeral system and Algebra
House of Wisdom in Baghdad 820
translating the works of

Brahmagupta
Known for: Describing gravity, Quadratic formula
Dissertation: ब्राह्मस्फुटसिद्धान्तः
Brahmapaksha School of Astronomy 628
influenced by the works of ...
Known for: Describing gravity, Quadratic formula
Dissertation: ब्राह्मस्फुटसिद्धान्तः
Brahmapaksha School of Astronomy 628
influenced by the works of ...
