Institute. 1936 – Nobel Prize in Chemistry (entry at nobelprize.org) "for his contributions to the study of molecular structure," primarily referring to his work on dipole moments and X-ray diffraction 1963 – Priestley Medal 1965 – National Medal of Science 1982 - Alpha Chi Sigma Hall of Fame Eponyms Debye shielding – In plasmas, semiconductors and electrolytes, the process by which a fixed electric charge is shielded by redistributing mobile charged particles around it. Debye length – The typical distance in a plasma required for full Debye shielding. Debye model – A model of the heat capacity of solids as a function of temperature Debye – a unit of electric dipole moment Debye frequency - a characteristic vibrational frequency of a crystalline lattice. Debye relaxation – The dielectric relaxation response of an ideal, noninteracting population of dipoles to an alternating external electric field. Debye sheath – The non-neutral layer, several Debye lengths thick, where a plasma contacts a material surface. Debye–Hückel equation – A method of calculating activity coefficients Debye function – A function used in the calculation of heat capacity. Debye–Scherrer method – A technique used in X-ray powder diffraction. Debye–Waller factor – A measure of disorder in a crystal lattice. 30852 Debye – A minor planet (originally named 1991 TR6). Lorenz–Mie–Debye theory Theory of light scattering by a spherical particle. Debye (crater) – A lunar crater located on the far side and in the northern hemisphere of the moon. See also Electroacoustic phenomena Ion vibration current Magnetic refrigeration Method of steepest descent Rotational Brownian motion References Further reading External links Debye Biography – Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University including the Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1936 Methods to Determine the Electrical and Geometrical Structure of Molecules Debye Biography – IUCr – Museum Boerhaave Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) Kennislink Debye Institute Oral History interview transcript with Peter Debye on 3 May 1962, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives - Session I Oral History interview transcript with Peter Debye on 3 May 1962, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives - Session II Oral History interview transcript with Peter Debye on 4 May 1962, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives - Session III National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir 1884 births 1966 deaths Dutch Nobel laureates Dutch physical chemists Dutch emigrants to the United States Dutch Roman Catholics Faraday Lecturers Foreign Members of