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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsDean E. Eastman
Dates
January 21, 1940 – March 4, 2018
Authorized Form of Name
Eastman, Dean E. (Dean Eric)
Biography
Abstract
Dean E. Eastman was Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago (1998-present). Other institutional affiliations included Argonne National Laboratory and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). His research interests included solid state physics and condensed matter.
Important Dates
January 21, 1940Birth, Oxford (Wis.).
1962Obtained BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1963Obtained MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1963 – 1996Researcher, Research Division (1963-1971); Manager, Photoemission and Surface Physics Group, Research Division (1971-1981); Manager, Lithography Packaging and Compound Semiconductor Technology (1981-1982); Director, Advanced Packaging Laboratory (1983-1985); Director, Product Development, Systems Technology Division (1986-1994); Vice President, Logic Memory and Packaging (1986-1994); Director, Product Development and Vice President, Systems Technology Division (1986-1994); and Director, Hardware Development and Re-engineering (1994-1996), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), New York (N.Y.).
1965Obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1972 – 1973Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1980Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
1981Fellow, American Physical Society.
1982Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1988Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1991Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1996 – 1998Director, Argonne National Laboratory.
1998 – presentProfessor to Emeritus Professor of Physics, James Franck Institute, University of Chicago.
March 4, 2018Death.
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Abrikosov, A. A. (Alekseĭ Alekseevich)
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Bollinger, Lowell M. (Lowell Moyer)
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at IBM.
Piore, Emanuel Ruben, 1908-2000
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Both employed at Argonne National Laboratory.
Institutions
Major Positions
Director.
Researcher, Research Division; Manager, Photoemission and Surface Physics Group, Research Division; Manager, Lithography Packaging and Compound Semiconductor Technology; Director, Advanced Packaging Laboratory; Director, Product Development, Systems Technology Division; Vice President, Logic Memory and Packaging; Director, Product Development and Vice President, Systems Technology Division; and Director, Hardware Development and Re-engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering
Obtained BS (1962), MS (1963), and PhD (1965) in Electrical Engineering. Visiting Professor.
University of Chicago. James Franck Institute
Professor to Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Fellow and Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.