Philip Pincus

 Philip Pincus

Professor Emeritus, Physics and Materials
Biomolecular Science & Engineering Program

Contact

(805) 893-4685
3014 Materials Research Lab
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070

Materials Research Areas: 

Honors: 

Fellow of AAAS
Fellow of APS
High Polymer Physics Prize of the APS

Research Description: 

Research interests are in theory of soft condensed matter physics.  Present activities are on problems associated with biopolymers and bio-membranes, including Coulomb effects in biomolecular assemblies, hydrogen bonding networks, hydrophobic interaction, polar solvents, and polyelectrolyte complexes.  

Education: 

Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley
B.S. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley