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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsCharles D. Goodman
Dates
May 9, 1928 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Goodman, Charles D.
Biography
Abstract
Charles D. Goodman is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Indiana University (1980-present). Other institutional affiliations include Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research interests include experimental nuclear physics and cyclotrons.
Important Dates
May 9, 1928Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1949Obtained AB, Clark University, Worcester (Mass.).
1955Obtained PhD, University of Rochester, Rochester (N.Y.).
1966Visiting Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science (Mekhon Ṿaitsman le-madaʻ).
1972 – 1973Visiting Professor, University of Colordao, Boulder.
1980 – presentProfessor (1980-2006) and Emeritus Professor (2006-present), Indiana University, Bloomington (Ind.).
1983Awarded Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Experimental nuclear physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at Indiana University.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Both employed at Indiana University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Indiana University, Bloomington. Department of Physics
Professor and Emeritus Professor.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Physicist.
University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Visiting Scientist.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1983 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics.
Clark University (Worcester, Mass.) Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1949).
University of Rochester. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained PhD in Physics (1955).