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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1935 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1930 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

W. H. Zachariasen was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States during their scientific career. Their professional contributions to the field of physics were recognized through prestigious honors, including being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1930 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1935.

Detailed records of their research papers, coauthors, publication venues, and specific fields or subfields of study are not available. However, the recognitions they received indicate an active engagement in the scientific community and contributions to physics during the early 20th century.

No comprehensive list of book publications or primary topics of research is documented. This limits the scope for outlining the specific scientific themes or research focuses that Zachariasen pursued during their career.

Despite the limited available data on publications and explicit research topics, the fellowships awarded to Zachariasen reflect an established career in physics with contributions considered significant by their peers at the time.

Best Publications

  • THE ATOMIC ARRANGEMENT IN GLASS

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • Theory of X-Ray Diffraction in Crystals

    William H. Zachariasen

  • A general theory of X‐ray diffraction in crystals

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. I. New structure types

    W.H. Zachariasen

  • THE SECONDARY EXTINCTION CORRECTION

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • Crystal chemical studies of the 5f‐series of elements. XII. New compounds representing known structure types

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • Bond lengths in oxygen and halogen compounds of d and f elements

    W.H Zachariasen;W.H Zachariasen

  • High temperature superconductivity in the LiTiO ternary system

    Unknown

  • Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XIV. Oxyfluorides, XOF

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • THE PREPARATION AND SOME PROPERTIES OF MAGNESIUM HYDRIDE

    F. H. Ellinger;C. E. Holley;B. B. McInteer;D. Pavone

  • The crystal structure of monoclinic metaboric acid

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XXV. The crystal structure of sodium uranyl acetate

    W.H. Zachariasen;H.A. Plettinger

  • The precise structure of orthoboric acid

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • The Crystal Structure of Some Rare Earth Hydrides

    C. E. Holley;R. N. R. Mulford;F. H. Ellinger;W. C. Koehier

  • Metallic radii and electron configurations of the 5f-6d metals

    W.H. Zachariasen;W.H. Zachariasen

  • Superconductivity: The Transition Temperature Peak Below Four Electrons per Atom

    A. S. Cooper;E. Corenzwit;L. D. Longinotti;B. T. Matthias

  • NEUTRON DIFFRACTION STUDY OF MAGNESIUM DEUTERIDE

    W. H. Zachariasen;C. E. Holley;J. F. Stamper

  • The crystal structure of the normal orthophosphates of barium and strontium

    W. H. Zachariasen

  • Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XXIII. On the crystal chemistry of uranyl compounds and of related compounds of transuranic elements

    W.H. Zachariasen

  • THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF GADOLINIUM TRICHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE

    M. Marezio;H. A. Plettinger;W. H. Zachariasen

  • The crystal structure of alpha plutonium metal

    W. H. Zachariasen;F. H. Ellinger

  • The UCl3 Type of Crystal Structure

    Unknown

  • The Vitreous State

    W. H. Zachariasen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd T. Matthias
Bernd T. Matthias University of California, San Diego

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