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Archival as AuthorN. Hershkowitz
Dates
August 16, 1941 – November 13, 2020
Authorized Form of Name
Hershkowitz, N. (Noah), 1941-
Additional Forms of Names
Hershkowitz, Noah, 1941-
Biography
Abstract
Noah Hershkowitz is Irving Langmuir Professor of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1981-present). Other institutional affiliations include the University of Iowa and Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include plasma etching and plasma sheaths.
Important Dates
August 16, 1941Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1962Obtained BS, Union College, Schenectady (N.Y.).
1966Obtained PhD in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Md.).
1966 – 1967Instructor in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Md.).
1967 – 1980Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics, University of Iowa, Iowa City (Iowa).
1974 – 1975Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles.
1980 – 1981Visiting Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder.
1981Fellow, American Physical Society.
1981 – presentProfessor to Irving Langmuir Professor of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison (Wis.).
2004Awarded James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society.
November 13, 2020Death, Madison (Wis.).
Occupation
Plasma physicist.
Places
Death
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Barschall, H. H. (Henry Herman), 1915-1997
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at Johns Hopkins University.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Kerst, Donald William, 1911-1993
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Webb, M. B. (Maurice Barnett), 1926-
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Institutions
Major Positions
Johns Hopkins University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1966). Instructor in Physics.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor.
University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor.
University of Iowa. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics.
University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Physics
Professor to Irving Langmuir Professor of Engineering Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Fellow and received 2004 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.
Union College (Schenectady, N.Y.). Physics Department
Obtained BS (1962).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Oral history interview with Noah Hershkowitz, 2008 October 14.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA