Ian Affleck

Ian Affleck
FRS
Ian Affleck FRS
Born	July 2, 1952; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	October 4, 2024 (aged 72)
Alma mater	Trent University; Harvard University
Known for	Affleck–Dine mechanism; Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model
Awards	Sloan Foundation Fellow (1983–1987); Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Fellow (1987–2001) Associate (2001–2008) Fellow (2008–) National Research Council Steacie Prize (1988); Canadian Association of Physicists Herzberg Medal (1990); Royal Society of Canada Rutherford Medal in Physics (1991); Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada/Canadian Academy of Sciences (1991–); UBC Senior Killam Research Prize (1992); UBC Jacob Biely Prize (1992); Canadian Association of Physicists/Centre de Recherche Mathematique Prize for Mathematics/Theoretical Physics (1997); B.C. Science Council New Frontiers in Research Award (1998); Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002); Canadian Association of Physicists Medal for Achievement in Physics (2006); Fellow of the Royal Society (2010); Onsager Prize, American Physical Society (2012);
	Scientific career
Fields	Condensed matter theory, superconductivity, quantum magnetism, quantum impurities
Doctoral advisor	Sidney R. Coleman

Ian Keith Affleck (July 2, 1952 – October 4, 2024) was a Canadian physicist specializing in condensed matter physics. He was Killam University Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia.

Ian Affleck FRS
Born	(1952-07-02)July 2, 1952 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	October 4, 2024(2024-10-04) (aged 72)
Alma mater	Trent University Harvard University
Known for	Affleck–Dine mechanism Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model
Awards	Sloan Foundation Fellow (1983–1987) Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Fellow (1987–2001) Associate (2001–2008) Fellow (2008–) National Research Council Steacie Prize (1988) Canadian Association of Physicists Herzberg Medal (1990) Royal Society of Canada Rutherford Medal in Physics (1991) Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada/Canadian Academy of Sciences (1991–) UBC Senior Killam Research Prize (1992) UBC Jacob Biely Prize (1992) Canadian Association of Physicists/Centre de Recherche Mathematique Prize for Mathematics/Theoretical Physics (1997) B.C. Science Council New Frontiers in Research Award (1998) Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002) Canadian Association of Physicists Medal for Achievement in Physics (2006) Fellow of the Royal Society (2010) Onsager Prize, American Physical Society (2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Condensed matter theory, superconductivity, quantum magnetism, quantum impurities
Doctoral advisor	Sidney R. Coleman