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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsAllen M. Goldman
Dates
October 18, 1937 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Goldman, Allen M.
Biography
Abstract
Allen Goldman is Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota (1965-present). His research interests include superconductivity and fermions.
Important Dates
October 18, 1937Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1958Obtained AB, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1965Obtained PhD in Physics, Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1965 – presentAssistant Professor to Professor of Physics (1965-1992); Institute of Technology Distinguished Professor (1992-2008); Head, School of Physics and Astronomy (1996-2009); and Regents Professor (2008-present), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Minn.).
1982Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1984Fellow, American Physical Society.
2006 – 2008Vice-Chair to Chair, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, American Physical Society.
2007Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Nier, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1911-1994
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Williams, John H. (John Harry), 1908-
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Both employed at University of Minnesota.
Institutions
Major Positions
University of Minnesota. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics; Institute of Technology Distinguished Professor; Head, School of Physics and Astronomy; and Regents Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Fellow and Vice-Chair to Chair, Division of Condensed Matter Physics.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1958).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Stanford University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1965).