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Peter J. Feibelman

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Dates

November 12, 1942 – present

Authorized Form of Name

Feibelman, Peter J.

Biography

Abstract

Peter J. Feibelman is Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories (1974-present). Other institutional affiliations include State University of New York, Stony Brook, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include surface diffusion and electromagnetic fields.

Important Dates

November 12, 1942Birth, New York (N.Y.).

1963Obtained BA, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).

1967Obtained PhD in Physics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego (Calif.).

1968National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow, Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Saclay (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives).

1969Attaché de Recherche du CNRS, Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Saclay (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives).

1969 – 1971Research Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

1971 – 1974Assistant Professor of Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook.

1974 – presentSenior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque (N.M.).

1989Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.

Occupation

Surface and interface physicist.

Places

Birth

New York (N.Y.)

Undergraduate Education

New York (N.Y.)

Graduate Education

San Diego (Calif.)

Employment

Albuquerque (N.M.)

Subjects

Electromagnetic fields.

Surface (Physics).

Relationships

People

Colleagues

Almy, Gerald Marks, 1904-

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Anderson, A. C. (Ansel Cochran), 1933-

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Bardeen, John

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Baym, Gordon

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Blume, Martin, 1932-

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

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

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

Campbell, David K.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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

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

Dolan, Gerald

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

Duke, Charles B.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Frauenfelder, Hans, 1922-

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Freedman, Daniel Z.

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

Ginsberg, Donald M.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Kadanoff, Leo P.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Klein, Miles V., 1933-

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Lazarus, David, 1921-

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Loomis, F. W. (Francis Wheeler), 1889-1976

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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

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

Massey, Walter E.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

McCoy, Barry M.

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

Pines, David, 1924-2018

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Simmons, Ralph Oliver

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Slichter, Charles P.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Sprouse, Gene D.

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

Sullivan, Jeremiah D.

Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Yang, Chen Ning, 1922-

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

Institutions

Major Positions

Sandia National Laboratories

Senior Scientist.

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

Assistant Professor of Physics.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics

Research Assistant Professor of Physics.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

American Physical Society

Received 1989 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.

Columbia University. Department of Physics

Obtained BA.

Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow and Attaché de Recherche du CNRS, Sarclay Nuclear Research Center.

University of California, San Diego. Department of Physics

Obtained PhD in Physics (1967).

Resources

Archival Resources

Author

American Vacuum Society interview collection, 1991-2013.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA