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Archival as SubjectHans R. Griem
Dates
October 7, 1928 – October 2, 2019
Authorized Form of Name
Griem, Hans R.
Additional Forms of Names
Griem, Hans Rudolf
Biography
Abstract
Hans R. Griem was Emeritus Professor of Physics and Senior Research Scientist at the University of Maryland (1957-2019). Other institutional affiliations include the University of Kiel. His research interests included high temperature plasmas and radiation losses from magnetically confined plasmas.
Important Dates
October 7, 1928Birth, Kiel (Germany).
1949Obtained Abitur, Max Planck Schule, Kiel (Germany).
1954Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Kiel, Kiel (Germany).
1954 – 1955Fulbright Fellow and Research Assistant in Upper Atmospheric Physics, University of Maryland, College Park (Md.).
1955 – 1957Assistant in High Temperature Physics, University of Kiel, Kiel (Germany).
1957 – 2019Research Assistant Professor in Plasma Physics (1957-1961); Associate Professor of Physics (1961-1963); Professor of Physics (1963-1994); and Emeritus Professor of Physics and Senior Research Scientist (1994-2019), University of Maryland, College Park (Md.).
1976 – 1994Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
1991Awarded James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society.
October 2, 2019Death.
Occupation
Plasma physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Fisher, Michael E. (Michael Ellis)
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Phillips, William D. (William Daniel), 1948-
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Both employed at University of Maryland.
Additional
Oertel, Goetz Kuno Heinrich, 1934-
Institutions
Major Positions
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Consultant.
Universität Kiel
Obtained PhD in Physics (1954). Assistant in High Temperature Physics.
University of Maryland at College Park. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Fulbright Fellow and Research Assistant in Upper Atmospheric Physics; Research Assistant Professor in Plasma Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Emeritus Professor of Physics and Senior Research Scientist.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1991 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.
Max-Planck-Schule-Kiel
Obtained Abitur (1949).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Oral history interview with Goetz Kuno Heinrich Oertel, 1978 April 25.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA