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Mark O. Robbins
Born
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
DiedAugust 13, 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 64)
Baltimore, MD
NationalityUSA
Alma mater
Known for
Elucidation of the fundamental origins of friction, fracture, and adhesion
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter physics, Computational physics
Institutions
Websitemarkrobbins.johnshopkins.edu

Mark O. Robbins was an American condensed matter physicist who specialized in computational studies of friction, fracture and adhesion, with a particular focus on nanotribology, contact mechanics, and polymers. He was a professor in the department of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University at the time of his death.[1][2][3]

Early life and Education

Mark Owen Robbins was born in Indianapolis, IN, and was raised in Newton, MA. After completing his BA and MA degrees in physics at Harvard University in 1977, he spent a year as a Churchill Fellow at Cambridge University. He completed a Ph.D. in physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983.[1][2][3]

Career

After graduating from UC Berkeley, Robbins held a three year appointment as a postdoctoral research fellow at Exxon Corporation's Research Science Laboratory in New Jersey. In 1986, he joined the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University, where he was promoted to Associate (1988) and Full(1992) professor.[3] He served as Chair Advisory Board of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 2007-2008,[4] and Chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Tribology in 2010.[5] He also served as the Associate Director for the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science.[6]

Research

Robbins was known for his work in the application of molecular simulations to the non equilibrium phenomena of friction, fracture and adhesion. A recurring theme in his research was the elucidation of new physics on the atomic/molecular scale that could not be described by conventional continuum methods. The scope of his research included the microscopic origins of macro scale friction laws,[7] shear flow of fluids in nanoscale confinement,[8] the toughness of polymer adhesives[9] and the stiffness of elastic contacts.[10] As of 2020, his publications had been cited more than 16,000 times.[11]

Honors and Awards

Personal Life

Robbins married Dr. Patricia McGuiggan, a Materials Science research professor, in 1993. They were married until his death, and had two children. He died at his home in Baltimore, MD, on August 13, 2020.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Renowned condensed matter physicist Mark Robbins dies at 64".
  2. ^ a b c Lee, Edward (September 6, 2020). "Dr. Mark O. Robbins, a physicist and Johns Hopkins professor, dies". Baltimore Sun.
  3. ^ a b c "Mark Robbins home page". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  4. ^ "KITP past advisory board members". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  5. ^ "2010 Gordon Research Conference on Tribology". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  6. ^ "idies homepage". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  7. ^ Cieplak, M; Smith, ED; Robbins, MO (1994). "Molecular origins of friction: the force on adsorbed layers". Science. 265: 1209-1212. doi:10.1126/science.265.5176.1209.
  8. ^ Thompson, PA; Robbins, MO (1990). "Shear flow near solids: Epitaxial order and flow boundary conditions". Physical review A. 41: 6830. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.41.6830.
  9. ^ Hoy, RS; Robbins, MO (2007). "Strain hardening in polymer glasses: limitations of network models". Physical Review Letters. 99: 117801. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.117801.
  10. ^ Pastewka, L; Prodanov, N; Lorenz, B; Müser, MH; Robbins, MO; Persson, BNJ (2013). "Finite-size scaling in the interfacial stiffness of rough elastic contacts". Physical Review E. 87: 062809. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.87.062809.
  11. ^ "Mark Robbins - Google scholar profile". Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  12. ^ "NSF Young Investigator Award". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  13. ^ "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation past Fellows". Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  14. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  15. ^ "Mark Robbins Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science". Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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