1. Volker Heine is considered a pioneer of theoretical and computational studies of the electronic structure of solids and liquids and the determination of physical properties derived from it.
10 Facts About Volker Heine
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In 1976, Heine became a professor and took over as head of the theory group which was by then called "Theory of Condensed Matter".
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Volker Heine held that position until his retirement in 1997.
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Volker Heine has been a very active figure in the international scientific community, shaping in particular the landscape of the field of atomistic computer simulations in Europe.
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Volker Heine initiated and later led the Psi-k network, a worldwide network of researchers working on the advancement of first-principles computational materials science.
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Volker Heine was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and of the American Physical Society in 1987.
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Volker Heine was awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize in 1972, the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1993, the Dirac Medal of the Institute of Physics in 1994, and the Max Born Prize in 2001.
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Volker Heine has been visiting professor at several universities around the world and External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.
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Volker Heine developed the basic description of electron-phonon coupling, and much of our understanding of the structure and atomic relaxation at surfaces was established by Heine.
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Volker Heine has published more than 200 research papers, several review articles and one text book.