| Carolyne M. Van Vliet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Physicist and electronic engineer |
| Institutions | University of Miami Vrije Universiteit Université de Montréal University of Minnesota Florida International University |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerardus J. Sizoo |
| Other academic advisors | Hendrik Casimir Jan Blok |
| Doctoral students | François M. Klaassen Michel Charbonneau Panagiotis Vasilopoulos Ayivi G. K. Huisso Farid Benamira Yuping Chen Ronaldo S. Duran Andres J. Barrios |
| Known for | Generation-recombination noise Quantum transport Foundations of linear response theory |
| Notable awards | Fulbright (1956) |
Carolyne Marina Van Vliet is a Dutch-born American physicist notable for the theory of generation-recombination noise and for the theory of quantum transport in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, as well as for her many contributions to the foundations of Linear Response Theory. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) as well as of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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Van Vliet obtained a BS in physics and mathematics, in 1949, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Then from the same university Van Vliet obtained an MA in physics, in 1953, and a PhD in 1956 for a thesis entitled Current Fluctuations in Semiconductors and Photoconductors, under Gerardus J. Sizoo.
As a teeneager Van Vliet lived for 5 years in Nazi-occupied Holland.[1] The name change from "K. M. van Vliet" to "C. M. Van Vliet" occurred in 1982.[2]
Van Vliet was first a Teaching Assistant (1949–1953) at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, then was a NV Philips Research Fellow (1953–1956) at the same university. This was followed by an appointment as a Fulbright Fellow, at the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota, USA (1956–1957), rising to assistant professor there. During 1958-1960, Van Vliet was appointed as 'Conservator' in the Department of Physics at the Vrije Universiteit and then was appointed at the University of Minnesota (1960–1970) rising to professor. In 1969-1995, Van Vliet was Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal, Canada, then, during 1992-2000, became Professor at Florida International University, Miami, Florida. Currently she is an adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Miami.