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Steven M. Block is an American biophysicist and Professor at Stanford University with a joint appointment in the departments of Biology and Applied Physics. In addition, he is a member of the scientific advisory group JASON, a senior fellow of Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and an amateur bluegrass musician. Block received his B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University. He has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2007) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000) and is a winner of the Max Delbruck Prize of the American Physical Society (2008), as well as the Single Molecule Biophysics Prize of the Biophysical Society (2007). He served as President of the Biophysical Society during 2005-6. His graduate work was completed in the laboratory of Howard Berg at the University of Colorado and Caltech. He received his Ph.D. in 1983 and went on to do postdoctoral research at Stanford. Since that time, Block has held positions at the Rowland Institute for Science, Harvard University, and Princeton University before returning to Stanford in 1999.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 16, 2024
On the name Steven Block, Steven means Wreath, Crowned.
The name Steven Block is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Steven is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, France, and 98 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Steven is recorded 182,910 times globally, ranking it as the 262th most common name worldwide.
Steven is most prevalent in United States of America, with 50,451 occurrences, making it the 72th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Steven is found among 1 in every 17 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #72 | 1 : 36 |
| United Kingdom | #58 | 1 : 17 |
| France | #236 | 1 : 87 |
| Colombia | #211 | 1 : 96 |
| South Africa | #174 | 1 : 289 |
| Malaysia | #75 | 1 : 252 |
| Belgium | #38 | 1 : 43 |
| Germany | #210 | 1 : 68 |
| Canada | #67 | 1 : 70 |
| Singapore | #23 | 1 : 124 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Steven from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Steven M. Block is an American biophysicist and Professor at Stanford University with a joint appointment in the departments of Biology and Applied Physics. In addition, he is a member of the scientific advisory group JASON, a senior fellow of Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and an amateur bluegrass musician. Block received his B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University. He has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2007) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000) and is a winner of the Max Delbruck Prize of the American Physical Society (2008), as well as the Single Molecule Biophysics Prize of the Biophysical Society (2007). He served as President of the Biophysical Society during 2005-6. His graduate work was completed in the laboratory of Howard Berg at the University of Colorado and Caltech. He received his Ph.D. in 1983 and went on to do postdoctoral research at Stanford. Since that time, Block has held positions at the Rowland Institute for Science, Harvard University, and Princeton University before returning to Stanford in 1999.
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