Person Rice; Thomas Maurice (1939 - 2024); theoretical physicist Rice Thomas Maurice theoretical physicist 1939 - 2024 Irish Dundalk, Ireland 26/01/1939 19390126 Küsnacht, Switzerland, Europe 18/07/2024 20240718

52 Castle Road, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland (childhood)

Theoretical physicist Condensed matter Theoretical physics Education: Coláiste Rís, local Christian Brothers school; University College Dublin BA 1959; Cambridge University PhD 1960; University of California, San Diego 1964 Career: Technician at Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey (1966-1981); Professor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland (1981); retired from teaching (2004); Emeritus Professor at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (2004-2024). Awards/Medals: Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize 1998 John Bardeen Prize (for superconductivity theory) 2000 Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy Member of the US National Academy of Sciences Parents: James and Maureen Rice. Siblngs: Peter Rice, structural engineer Spouse: Helen D. Spreiter (m. 22 July 1966). Children: Peter, Susan, Margrit. Made important theoretical contributions to our understanding of the electronic properties of materials. His work was distinguished by fruitful cross-fertilisation between theory and experiment, spanning a wide range. The Mott metal-insulator transition and the correlated metallic state in its vicinity, the electron-hole liquid in optically pumped semiconductors, properties of metals with charge and spin density wave order, and unconventional superconducting states in rare earth and transition metal compounds are some of the areas where his contributions have been pioneering. He played a key role in determining the effective low-energy model for high-temperature superconductors and the identification of the symmetry of superconductive order in them. Royal Society Roles: Sectional Committee 2: Astronomy and physics 2006-2009 Fellow 13/05/2002 The Royal Society Fellows Directory, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/thomas-rice-12174/; last accessed: 12/02/2025] MaNEP Switzerland Network, 28 November 2024, Manfred Sigrist, Gianni Blatter and Bertram Batlogg, Tribute to the memory of Maurice Rice, [URL: https://manep.ch/news/people/tribute-to-the-memory-of-maurice-rice/; last accessed: 12/02/2025] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Rice%2C+Thomas+Maurice RCN R69938 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/02/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8485 13/05/2002 Clara 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 1c2274fb-fd93-4592-81d4-f00289c2c293