Katja Lindenberg
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Katja Lindenberg (born 1941) is an Ecuadorian-American theoretical
chemical physicist Chemical physics is a branch of physics that studies chemical processes from a physical point of view. It focuses on understanding the physical properties and behavior of chemical systems, using principles from both physics and chemistry. This ...
whose research concerns
statistical mechanics In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic entities. Sometimes called statistical physics or statistical thermodynamics, its applicati ...
,
stochastic process In probability theory and related fields, a stochastic () or random process is a mathematical object usually defined as a family of random variables in a probability space, where the index of the family often has the interpretation of time. Sto ...
es,
non-equilibrium thermodynamics Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics that deals with physical systems that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium but can be described in terms of macroscopic quantities (non-equilibrium state variables) that represent an ex ...
, and
quantum thermodynamics Quantum thermodynamics is the study of the relations between two independent physical theories: thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. The two independent theories address the physical phenomena of light and matter. In 1905, Albert Einstein argued ...
. She is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chancellor's Associates Endowed Chair Emeritus at the
University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego in communications material, formerly and colloquially UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Es ...
.


Education and career

Lindenberg is originally from
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
. She graduated from
Alfred University Alfred University is a private university in Alfred, New York, United States. It has a total undergraduate population of approximately 1,600 students. The university hosts the statutory New York State College of Ceramics, which includes The In ...
in 1962, and completed her Ph.D. at
Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...
in 1967. After postdoctoral research at the
University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...
, she joined the faculty at the University of California, San Diego in 1969. She retired in 2019.


Contributions

With Bruce J. West, Lindenberg authored the book ''The Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics of Open and Closed Systems'' (Wiley/VCH, 1990). Her research has also studied chemical transport on
fractal In mathematics, a fractal is a Shape, geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scale ...
media.


Recognition

Lindenberg was named a
Fellow of the American Physical Society The American Physical Society honors members with the designation ''Fellow'' for having made significant accomplishments to the field of physics. The following lists are divided chronologically by the year of designation. * List of fellows of the ...
(APS) in 1992, after a nomination from the APS Division of Chemical Physics, "for her fundamental contributions to nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and the theory of stochastic processes toward the understanding of the evolution of coupled nonlinear systems of importance in physical applications". The University of California System Senate gave Lindenberg the 2016 Oliver Johnson Award for Distinguished Senate Service, including serving as the first female chair of the UC San Diego faculty senate. In 2017,
Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...
gave Lindenberg the ''Plus ratio quam vis'' medal. In 2019, the University of California, San Diego held a symposium on honor of her 50 years at the university and her retirement that year. In 2020 the university gave her their Revelle Medal in honor of her service to the university.


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External links


Lindenberg group home page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindenberg, Katja 1941 births Living people American chemists American physicists American women chemists American women physicists Ecuadorian scientists Ecuadorian women scientists Ecuadorian emigrants to the United States Alfred University alumni Cornell University alumni University of California, San Diego faculty Fellows of the American Physical Society 21st-century American women 21st-century Ecuadorian women