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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsSidney R. Nagel
Dates
September 28, 1948 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Nagel, Sidney R.
Biography
Abstract
Sidney Nagel is Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago (2001-present). Other institutional affiliations include Brown University. His research interests include jamming, granular materials, singularities in free-surface flows, and splashing.
Important Dates
September 28, 1948Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1969Obtained BA, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1971Obtained MA, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1974Obtained PhD, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1974 – 1976Research Associate in Solid State Physics, Brown University.
1976 – presentAssistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics (1976-1984); Professor of Physics, James Franck Institute (1984-2001); Director, Materials Research Laboratory (1987-1991); Associate Dean, Division of Physical Sciences (1997-2000); and Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor of Physics (2001-present), University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1985 – 1991Member, Science and Technology Advisory Committee, Argonne National Laboratory.
1999Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
2003Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Cooper, Leon N. (Leon Neil), 1930-
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at Brown University and University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at Brown University and University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Institutions
Major Positions
Brown University. Department of Physics
Research Associate in Solid State Physics.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics and Stein-Freiler Distinguished Professor of Physics.
University of Chicago. James Franck Institute
Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1999 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Member, Science and Technology Advisory Board.
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Obtained BA (1969).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained MA (1971) and PhD (1974).
University of Chicago. Division of the Physical Sciences
Director, Materials Research Laboratory and Associate Dean.