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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsFrank F. Fang
Dates
September 11, 1930 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Fang, Frank F.
Biography
Abstract
Frank F. Fang is a Retired Research Staff Member at IBM (1960-present). Other institutional affiliations include Boeing Company. His research interests include two-dimensional quantum transport in semiconductor inversion layers.
Important Dates
September 11, 1930Birth, Beijing (China).
1951Obtained BS, National University of Taiwan (Guo li Taiwan da xue), Taipei (Taiwan).
1954Obtained MS, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame (Ind.).
1959Obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Ill.).
1959 – 1960Research Engineer, Boeing Company.
1960 – presentResearcher, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Yorktown Heights (N.Y.).
1988Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Semiconductor physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Anderson, A. G. (Arthur George), 1926-
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Thomas, Llewellyn Hilleth, 1903-1992
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Both employed at IBM.
Institutions
Major Positions
Boeing Company
Research Engineer.
Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center
Researcher.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1988 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Guo li Taiwan da xue
Obtained BS (1951).
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Electrical Engineering
Obtained PhD in Electrical Engineering (1959).
University of Notre Dame. Department of Electrical Engineering
Obtained MS (1954).