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Martin Blume

Photo

Dates

January 13, 1932 – present

Authorized Form of Name

Blume, Martin, 1932-

Biography

Abstract

Martin Blume is a physicist whose research interests include neutron scattering, magnetism, magnetic resonance, and synchrotron radiation. His institutional affiliations include Brookhaven National Laboratory and State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Important Dates

January 13, 1932Birth, New York (N.Y.).

1954Obtained AB, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).

1956Obtained AM, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).

1959Obtained PhD in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).

1959 – 1960 Research Fellow in Physics, University of Tokyo (Tokyo Daigaku).

1960 – 1962Research Associate in Theoretical Physics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell.

1962 – 1996Associate Physicist to Physicist (1962-1970); Senior Physicist (1970-present); Associate Director (1981-1984); and Deputy Director (1984-1996), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton (N.Y.).

1972 – 1980Professor of Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook (N.Y.).

1997 – 2007Editor-in-Chief, Physical Review, American Physical Society.

Occupation

Theoretical solid state physicist.

Places

Birth

New York (N.Y.)

Undergraduate Education

Princeton (N.J.)

Graduate Education

Cambridge (Mass.)

Employment

Upton (N.Y.)

Stony Brook (N.Y.)

Subjects

Magnetic resonance.

Magnetism.

Neutron scattering applications and techniques.

Solid state physics.

Synchrotron radiation.

Theoretical physics.

Relationships

People

Family

Blume, Sheila B.

Wife.

Colleagues

Aronson, Samuel, 1942-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Brown, G. E. (Gerald Edward), 1926-

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Casten, R.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Chaudhari, Praveen, 1937-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Cool, Rodney L. (Rodney Lee), 1920-1988

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Coppersmith, Susan Nan

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Courant, Ernest D. (Ernest David), 1920-

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook and Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Davis, J. C. Séamus

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Davis, Raymond, 1914-2006

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Dolan, Gerald

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Emery, V. J. (Victor J.)

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Feibelman, Peter J.

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Frazer, Benjamin Chalmers

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Freedman, Daniel Z.

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Goldhaber, Gertrude S. -1998

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Goldhaber, Maurice, 1911-2011

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Goudsmit, Samuel A. (Samuel Abraham), 1902-1978

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Haworth, Leland J. (Leland John), 1904-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Johnson, Peter D., 1952-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Marburger, John H., III (John Harmen), 1941-2011

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory and State University of New York at Stony Brook.

McCoy, Barry M.

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

McTague, John P.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Palmer, Robert B., 1934-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Poskanzer, A. M. (Arthur M.), 1931-

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Samios, Nicholas P.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Schwartz, Melvin, 1932-2006

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Shirane, G.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Sprouse, Gene D.

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Van Nieuwenhuizen, Peter

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Vineyard, G. H.

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Warburton, Ernest Keeling

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Wick, G. C. (Gian Carlo)

Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Yang, Chen Ning, 1922-

Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Institutions

Major Positions

Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Harwell, England)

Research Associate in Theoretical Physics.

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Associate Physicist to Physicist; Senior Physicist; Associate Director; and Deputy Director.

State University of New York at Stony Brook. Department of Physics

Professor of Physics.

Tōkyō Daigaku. Butsurigaku Kyoshitsu

Research Fellow in Physics.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Physical Society

Fellow and Editor-in-Chief, Physical Review.

Harvard University. Department of Physics

Obtained AM in 1956 and PhD in 1959.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain)

New York Academy of Sciences

Princeton University. Department of Physics

Obtained AB in 1954.

Resources

Archival Resources

Author

Celebrating 100 Years of Physical Review at the American Physical Society [sound recording], 2013 March 18.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA

Centennial of superconductivity [sound recording], 2011 May 1.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA

The history of superconductivity from its discovery by Kammerlingh Onnes in 1911 [sound recording], 2011 March 21.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA