Leonardo Golubovic, professor of physics in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University , was recently named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
Dr. Golubovic is only the fourth researcher from WVU to receive this prestigious award, joining Mark Koepke, Bernard Cooper and Mohindar Seehra. Koepke was elected in 2004, while Cooper and Seehra were elected in the 1980s.
Golubovic was nominated by his peers and recommended by the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics for his theoretical work which has elucidated some unusual properties of novel materials, specifically the DNA -bio-membrane complexes that are used in gene therapy treatment of cancer. The citation also highlights his influential theoretical predictions for the existence of previously unknown amorphous states of matter, which were subsequently discovered in liquid-crystalline materials.
Golubovic has presented his work in numerous publications, including 16 papers in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters.
It’s an honor to be recognized by my fellow community,Golubovic said.The members of the society represent a tradition in the world of science.
Golubovic won the 2001 Marko V. Jaric Award for Outstanding Research in Physics from the University of Belgrade , an award presented annually to a scientist of Yugoslavian origin for outstanding research in physics. He was also appointed as Visiting Associate Professor and Visiting Scholar at Harvard University in 1999, and as the DAAD Visiting Scholar at the Ludwig Maximilians University , Munich , in 2002.
Golubovic received his Ph.D. from the University of Belgrade in 1987, and worked as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania , UCLA , and Caltech before joining WVU in 1992.
The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize society members who have made advances in knowledge through original research and publication or made significant and innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. Each year, no more than one-half of one percent of the current membership of the Society is recognized for election to the status of Fellow in the APS . The Fellowship citation for Golubovic will be presented at the March meeting of the APS in Baltimore . His name and fellowship citation will also be published in the APS News.
For more information, please visit Golubovic’s web page athttp://www.as.wvu.edu/coll03/phys/www/golub.htm, or visit the APS website athttp://www.aps.org.