John Toner (physicist)

John Toner
John Toner
Born	October 12, 1955; Mineola, New York, United States
Alma mater	MIT; Harvard University;
Awards	Lars Onsager Prize; Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics; Gutzwiller Fellow at Max Planck Institute;
	Scientific career
Fields	Condensed matter physics
Institutions	University of Chicago (postdoc); Thomas J. Watson Research Center; University of Oregon;
Thesis	Defects and Other Topological Effects on Phase Transitions in Solids, Liquid Crystals, He3 Films, and Magnetic Systems
Doctoral advisor	David Robert Nelson
Website	https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/physics/all/jjt

John Joseph Toner (born October 12, 1955) is an American physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Toner's broad interests in condensed matter physics span the gamut from topics in "statistical physics and the hydrodynamics of systems ranging from hard to soft condensed matter and from passive to active systems".

John Toner
Born	(1955-10-12)October 12, 1955 Mineola, New York, United States
Alma mater	MIT Harvard University
Awards	Lars Onsager Prize Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics Gutzwiller Fellow at Max Planck Institute
Scientific career
Fields	Condensed matter physics
Institutions	University of Chicago (postdoc) Thomas J. Watson Research Center University of Oregon
Thesis	Defects and Other Topological Effects on Phase Transitions in Solids, Liquid Crystals, He3 Films, and Magnetic Systems
Doctoral advisor	David Robert Nelson

Website	https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/physics/all/jjt