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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectManfred Anthony Biondi
Dates
March 5, 1924 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Biondi, Manfred Anthony, 1924-
Biography
Abstract
Manfred Biondi is an American physicist, who researches electron-ion collisions. His institutional affiliations include the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and University of Pittsburgh.
Important Dates
March 5, 1924Birth, Carlstadt (N.J.).
1944Obtained SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1949Obtained PhD in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1949 – 1960Research Physicist to Advisory Physcist (1949-1957) and Manager, Physics Department (1957-1960), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1960 – presentProfessor of Physics (1960-1986) and Emeritus Professor of Physics (1986-present), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1972 – 1973Visiting Fellow, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), National Bureau of Standards.
1976 – 1986Exchange Professor, University of Paris.
1984Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.
1985 – 1988Member, Army Basic Research Steering Committee (1985-1988) and Chair, Army Basic Research Steering Committee (1987-1988), National Research Council.
Occupation
Atomic physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Pittsburgh.
Both employed at University of Pittsburgh.
Fletcher, James Chipman, 1919-1991
Both employed at University of Pittsburgh.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Holstein, Theodore David, 1915-1985
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation and University of Pittsburgh.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Additional
Franklin, Raoul N.
Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-
Miller, Thomas M., 1940-
Phelps, Arthur V. (Arthur Van Rensselaer), 1923-
Institutions
Major Positions
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
Visiting Fellow.
Université de Paris
Exchange Professor.
University of Pittsburgh. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics and Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Research Physicist to Advisory Physicist and Manager, Physics Department.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
1984 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics Recipient.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Obtained SB in 1944 and PhD in 1949.
National Research Council (U.S.)
Member, Army Basic Research Steering Committee and Chair, Army Basic Research Steering Committee.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Oral history interview with Manfred Biondi, 2008 August 16.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Arthur V. Phelps, 2008 October 14.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with John F. Waymouth, 2008 October 14.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Raoul N. Franklin, 2008 October 15.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Thomas M. Miller, 2008 October 14.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA