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George A. Samara
Pages 240-245

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... George Samara died on December 30, 2006. George was an internationally recognized scientist on the use of high pressure for fundamental studies of electronic and structural properties of solid state materials.
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... George's numerous scientific papers included pioneering work on structural phase transformations, semiconductor physics, ferroelectrics, ferroelectric polymers, nanosized semiconductor clusters, defects, deep electronic levels, relaxation in crystalline solids and polymers, ionic transport, ceramics, photovoltaics, and MBE and CVD synthesis and processing. Among the invited reviews are three chapters in Solid State Physics: "The Study of Soft Mode Transitions at
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... His activities also included editorial or advisory boards for Ferroelectrics, Reviews of Scientific Instruments, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, and the Materials Research Society's Journal of Material Research. Those of us who were familiar with George's unusually accomplished research career as well as his extraordinary organizational ability to develop a host of national and international materials research activities might also realize he possessed excellent management skills.
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... , one of five DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers. In these efforts, he earned the admiration and respect from his colleagues at the other national laboratories and the materials research community for his unbiased even-handed coordination and leadership.
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... He enjoyed gardening, the arts, particularly music, and even wrote poetry for his church congregation. A loving and devoted husband and father, George leaves his wife Helen, daughter Victoria, son Michael, brother Emile, and sister Leila.
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