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Archival as AuthorPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectHellmut Fritzsche
Dates
February 20, 1927 – June 17, 2018
Authorized Form of Name
Fritzsche, Hellmut
Biography
Abstract
Hellmut Fritzsche was Emeritus Professor of Physics in the James Franck Institute at the University of Chicago (1957-present). Other institutional affiliations included Energy Conversion Devices Incorporated and Purdue University. His research interests included semiconductors at low temperatures and semiconductors impurity distribution.
Important Dates
February 20, 1927Birth, Berlin (Germany).
1952Obtained Diploma, University of Göttingen, Göttingen (Germany).
1954Obtained PhD in Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Ind.).
1955 – 1957Assistant Professor of Physics, Purdue University.
1957 – presentAssistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics (1957-1963); Professor of Physics (1963-2004); and Emeritus Professor of Physics, James Franck Institute (2004-present), University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1967 – unknownVice President and Member, Board of Directors, Energy Conversion Devices Incorporated.
1989Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
June 17, 2018Death.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Semiconductors Impurity distribution.
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Advised by Fritzsche at University of Chicago.
Lark-Horovitz, K. (Karl), 1892-1958
PhD advisor at Purdue University.
Colleagues
Allison, Samuel King, 1900-1965
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Falicov, L. M. (Leopoldo Maximo), 1933-1995
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Friedman, Jerome I. (Jerome Isaac), 1930-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, James Franck Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Mayer, Maria Goeppert, 1906-1972
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Tsui, D. C. (Daniel Chee), 1939-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Institutions
Major Positions
Energy Conversion Devices
Vice President and Member, Board of Directors.
Purdue University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1954). Assistant Professor of Physics.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics and Professor of Physics.
University of Chicago. James Franck Institute
Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1989 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
Universität Göttingen
Obtained Diploma.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Oral history interview with Hellmut Fritzsche, 1981 March 31.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
Amorphous silicon and related materials : volume B' / edited by Hellmut Fritzsche.