Frank Hekking

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Frank Willem Jan Hekking (1964 — died 15 May 2017) was a Dutch physicist working at Université Grenoble Alpes in Grenoble, France. He is notable for his contributions in theory of mesoscopic superconductivity, in particular, Andreev reflection and Josephson effect.[1] He was a member of Institut Universitaire de France since 2012 until his death.[2]

In 1992, Hekking received a PhD degree from Delft University of Technology, where he worked under supervision of  [de]. After postdoctoral appointments at the University of Karlsruhe, the University of Minnesota, the University of Cambridge, and Ruhr University Bochum, he became a professor at Université Grenoble Alpes. He was attached to Laboratoire de Physique et de Modélisation des Milieux Condensés of CNRS, and he was a director of this laboratory on two occasions.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Frank Hekking Memorial Workshop". École de physique des Houches. 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Deces du professeur Frank Hekking" (in French). Institut Universitaire de France. 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Décès de Frank Hekking" (in French). Société Française de Physique. May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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