Burton Richter
Accelerators and High Energy Physics
Paul Pigott Professor of Physical Sciences, Stanford University
Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Education:
- B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1952
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 1956
Employment:
- Research Associate, High Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, 1956-1960
- Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Stanford University, 1960-1963
- Associate Professor, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, 1963-1967
- Professor, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, 1967-present
- Technical Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, 1982-1984
- Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, 1984-present
Honors and Awards:
- Loeb Lecturer, Harvard University, 1974
- DeShalit Lecturer, Weizmann Institute, 1975
- E.O. Lawrence Medal (DOE), 1976
- Nobel Prize in Physics, 1976
- National Academy of Sciences, 1977
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow), 1989
Professional Societies:
- American Physical Society (Fellow; President, 1994)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow)
- European Physical Society (Member)
- Present Committees, Consultantships, and Directorships
- Member of the Advisory Committee --- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory
- Member of the Mitre Corporation --- JASON Group
- Member of the Board of Directors --- Varian Associates
- Member of the Board of Directors --- Litel Instruments
- Member of the Director's Council --- Scripp's Institution of Oceanography
- Honorary Member of the Board of Regents --- The Mercersburg Academy
- Member of the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA)
- Chair --- U.S. Liaison Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
- President Designate of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
Open Publications:
- Over 300 publications in high-energy physics, accelerators, and colliding beam systems.
Personal Data:
Married to Laurose
Children: Elizabeth and Matthew
Visit http://www.slac.stanford.edu/grp/do/people/ to find out more.
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