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Archival as AuthorPublished as AuthorP. Burchat
Dates
unknown – present
Authorized Form of Name
Burchat, P. (Patricia)
Additional Forms of Names
Burchat, Patricia
Biography
Abstract
Patricia Burchat's research interests focus on fundamental physics and accelerator-based experimental particle physics. Her institutional affiliations include University of California, Santa Cruz and Stanford University.
Important Dates
1981Obtained BS, University of Toronto, Toronto (Ont.).
1986Obtained PhD in Physics, Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1986 – 1994Postdoctoral Research Physicist (1986-1988); Assistant Professor of Physics (1988-1992); and Associate Professor of Physics (1992-1994), University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz (Calif.).
1995 – presentAssociate Professor of Physics (1995-2000); Professor of Physics (2000-present); and Chair, Department of Physics (2007-2010), Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1996 – 1999Member, Executive Committee, Division of Particles and Fields, American Physical Society.
1996 – 2000Member, Scientific Policy Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).
2001Fellow, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Meyerhof, Walter E. (Walter Ernst), 1922-
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Stanford University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1986). Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Chair, Department of Physics.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Postdoctoral Research Physicist; Assistant Professor of Physics; and Associate Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Fellow and Member, Executive Committee, Division of Particles and Fields.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Member, Scientific Policy Committee.
University of Toronto. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1981).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Oral history interviews. High-Energy Physics. Women in High-Energy Physics, 1991.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA