Stephen Geoffrey Lipson

Stephen Geoffrey Lipson
Steve Lipson in class (circa 1970)
Born(1941-01-08)8 January 1941
Cambridge, England
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
Doctoral advisorBrian Pippard

Stephen (Steve) Geoffrey Lipson (born 8 January 1941) is an Israeli-British physicist. He is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Technion and lead author of the classic textbook "Optical Physics".[1][2][3]

Background

Lipson was born in Cambridge, England, to Jane Rosenthal and Henry Lipson. His father was a pioneer in the field of Crystallography, which exposed Lipson to physics from a young age. In 1945 he moved with his parents to Manchester, where he attended Manchester Grammar School and won a physics scholarship from Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]

At Cambridge, Lipson pursued undergraduate studies in Physics and Mathematics (1958-1961), and a PhD in Physics (1961-1966) at the Cavendish Laboratory under the supervision of Brian Pippard.[5] In 1966, he joined Technion, retiring as a full professor in 2009.[2]

Notable Work

During his tenure at the Technion, Lipson held the El-Op Chair of Electro-Optics[6] and conducted research and authored over 240 papers in the fields of low temperature physics and optical physics. He also coauthored several textbooks and monographs.[1][2][7]

Lipson's academic work focused on several areas:

  • Superfluids: He published research on the properties of superfluids, including a seminal paper demonstrating one of the clearer evidences for facets at a quantum-fluid/solid interface (not just classical material).[8]
  • Surface melting and ice studies: Lipson conducted research on the physical properties of surfaces, including the surface melting of ice. He investigated the "electrofreezing effect" and the nucleation of ice crystals during free growth experiments.
  • Granular materials: His work also addressed the dynamics of granular materials, such as his 1994 publication on the "rotationally induced segregation of granular materials," which appeared in Physical Review Letters.
  • Interferometric astronomy: A co-author of the textbook An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry, Lipson's research interests extended to applying optical techniques in astronomy. He also co-authored a book on the topic with Antoine Labeyrie and Peter Nisenson.
  • Imaging and spectroscopy: Lipson has patented a "method for simultaneously measuring the spectral intensity as a function of wavelength of all the pixels of a two dimensional scene". Other work involved measuring the modulation transfer function of a lens and developing a monolithic piezoelectric mirror for wavefront correction.
  • Surface plasmon resonance: He has published several papers related to surface plasmon resonance, comparing the sensitivities of phase and intensity detection methods.

Other publications

  • Lipson, Stephen G.; Lipson, Henry S.; Tannhauser, D. S. (7 March 2013). Optik (in German). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-59053-5.
  • Estermann, Immanuel; Lipson, Stephen G. (1972). Physics in Israel and Its Industrial Applications. National Council for Research and Development.

Selected patents

  • Method for simultaneously measuring the spectral intensity as a function of wavelength of all the pixels of a two dimensional scene.[9]
  • Monolithic piezoelectric wavefront phase modulator.[10]
  • Determination of thin film topography.[11]
  • System and method for producing a light beam with spatially varying polarization.[12]
  • Plasmon resonance phase imaging.[13]
  • Surface plasmon resonance sensor.[14]
  • Optical storage device using piezoelectric read-out[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Lipson, Henry; Ariel Lipson; Lipson, Stephen G. (2011). Optical physics (4th ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-49345-1. (1st edition, 1969)
  2. ^ a b c Lipson, Stephen G. (2020). Optics Experiments and Demonstrations for Student Laboratories. Bristol, UK: IOP Publishing. ISBN 978-0-750-32298-0.
  3. ^ Marquis International Who's who in Optical Science and Engineering. Marquis Who's Who. 1985. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-8379-7001-1.
  4. ^ Woolfson, Michael Mark (January 1997). "Henry Solomon Lipson, 11 March 1910 - 26 April 1991". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 39: 243. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0014.. Stephen, Henry’s second child, went to Trinity College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a Physics degree in 1961. He went on to do low—temperature research under the supervision of Professor A.B. Pippard, F.R.S.
  5. ^ Cullum, Sir Thomas Gery (1966). Calendar. University of Cambridge. p. 69.
  6. ^ Lipson, Ariel; Lipson, Stephen G.; Lipson, Henry (28 October 2010). "Optical Physics - About Authors | frontmatter" (PDF). Cambridge University Press. 4. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511763120. ISBN 978-0-521-49345-1.
  7. ^ Antoine Labeyrie; Stephen G Lipson; Peter Nisenson (2006). An introduction to optical stellar interferometry. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-45768-2.
  8. ^ Landau, J., S. G. Lipson, L. M. Määttänen, L. S. Balfour, and D. O. Edwards. "Interface between superfluid and solid He 4." Physical Review Letters 45, no. 1 (1980): 31.
  9. ^ Cabib, Dario; Friedman, Zvi; Lipson, Stephen G.; Buckwald, Robert A. (23 July 1996). "Method for simultaneously measuring the spectral intensity as a function of wavelength of all the pixels of a two dimensional scene". patents.google.com.
  10. ^ Feinleib, Julius; Lipson, Stephen G. (9 September 1975). "Monolithic piezoelectric wavefront phase modulator". patents.google.com.
  11. ^ Cabib, Dario; Friedman, Zvi; Lipson, Stephen G.; Buckwald, Robert A. (10 November 1998). "Method and apparatus for spectral analysis of images". patents.google.com.
  12. ^ Lipson, Stephen Geoffrey; Shoham, Amir (27 July 2010). "System and method for producing a light beam with spatially varying polarization". patents.google.com.
  13. ^ Lipson, Stephen; Notcovich, Ariel (29 November 2005). "Plasmon resonance phase imaging". patents.google.com.
  14. ^ Ran, Boaz; Notcovich, Ariel G.; Lipson, Ariel; Nimri, Shay; Lipson, Stephen G.; Lipson, Doron (8 September 2009). "Surface plasmon resonance sensor". patents.google.com.
  15. ^ Feinleib, Julius; Lipson, Stephen G. (16 September 1975). "Optical storage device using piezoelectric read-out". patents.google.com.
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