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Albert Libchaber is an experimental physicist who studies the implications of nonlinear dynamics on the physical world, including the biological sciences.
Libchaber has centered his research on the problem of pattern formation and stability, and on the evolution of fluids from laminar states to chaotic and turbulent ones. His early work focused on various aspects of low-temperature physics. He now works on aspects of cell biology related to artificial life, the origin of life, and various physical aspects of cell biology, including the growth, form, and motion of the cell cytoskeleton.
Biography
Libchaber is the Detlev W. Bronk University Professor at the Center for Studies in Physics and Biology at Rockefeller University. He is a member of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France, and formerly held faculty appointments at Princeton University and the University of Chicago. His numerous articles have appeared in such journals as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA and the Biophysical Journal.
Libchaber received a B.S. (1956) from the University of Paris, an M.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. (1965) from the École Normale Supérieure, Paris.
Last updated January 1, 2005.
Published on August 1, 1986
