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Archival as AuthorMiles V. Klein
Dates
March 9, 1933 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Klein, Miles V., 1933-
Biography
Abstract
Miles Klein is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Received his PhD from Cornell University in 1961, has done research in understanding of optical effects in solids, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Important Dates
March 9, 1933Birth, Cleveland (Ohio).
1954Obtained BS, Northwestern University, Evanston (Ill.).
1961Obtained PhD in Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1961 – 1962National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow in Physics, Stuttgart Technical University.
1962 – presentAssistant Professor to Professor of Physics (1962-1998); Director, Science and Technology Center for Superconductivity (1988-2000); Professor of Physics, Center for Advanced Study (1998-2000); and Professor of Physics Emeritus, Center for Advanced Study (2000-present), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Ill.).
1990Awarded Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society.
1998Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
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Colleagues
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Anderson, A. C. (Ansel Cochran), 1933-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Drickamer, H. G. (Harry George), 1918-2002
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Jackson, John David, 1925-2016
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Loomis, F. W. (Francis Wheeler), 1889-1976
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Institutions
Major Positions
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics; Director, Science and Technology Center for Superconductivity; Professor of Physics, Center for Advanced Study; and Professor of Physics Emeritus, Center for Advanced Study.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1990 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids.
Cornell University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1961).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1954).
Technische Hochschule Stuttgart
National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow in Physics.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
International Conference on the Dynamics of Interfaces [sound recording], 1983 December 9.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Physics Department reading files, 1925-2006.
University Archives
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA