Marjorie Shapiro

Biography

Abstract

Marjorie Shapiro is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley (1994-present). Other institutional affiliations include Harvard University. Her research interests are within the field of particle physics.

Important Dates

1976Obtained AB in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).

1984Obtained PhD in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).

1985Research Associate (1985-1987); Assistant Professor of Physics (1987-1989); and Loeb Associate Professor of Physics (1989), Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).

1985 – 1987Member, Users Executive Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

1989 – 1993Member, Physics Advisory Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

1990 – presentAssistant Professor of Physics (1990-1992); Associate Professor of Physics (1992-1994); Professor of Physics (1994-present); and Chair, Department of Physics (2004-2007), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).

1992Fellow, American Physical Society.

1995 – 1997Member, Committee on Experimental Particle Physics, National Research Council.

1995 – 1998Member, Scientific Policy Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).

1997 – 2000Member, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy.

Occupation

Experimental particle physicist.

Places

Undergraduate Education

Cambridge (Mass.)

Graduate Education

Berkeley (Calif.)

Employment

Cambridge (Mass.)

Berkeley (Calif.)

Subjects

Colliders (Nuclear physics).

Hadrons.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Standard model (Nuclear physics).

Women in science.

Women physicists.

Relationships

People

Advisors & Collaborators

Chamberlain, O. (Owen)

PhD advisor at University of California, Berkeley, "Inclusive distributions and two particle correlations in ee± annihilation at 29 GeV center-of-mass energy."

Colleagues

Bialek, William S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Birgeneau, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Bloembergen, N.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Chemla, D. S.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Chew, Geoffrey F.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Clarke, John, 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Clauser, John F. (John Francis), 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Cohen, Marvin L.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Coleman, Sidney, 1937-2007

Both employed at Harvard University.

Commins, Eugene D.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Davis, J. C. Séamus

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Dynes, Robert C.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Falcone, Roger W.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Falicov, L. M. (Leopoldo Maximo), 1933-1995

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Freedman, Stuart J.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Gabrielse, Gerald

Both employed at Harvard University.

Gaillard, Mary K.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Georgi, Howard

Both employed at Harvard University.

Glaser, D. A.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Glashow, Sheldon L.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Glauber, Roy J., 1925-

Both employed at Harvard University.

Goldhaber, Gerson

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Hahn, E. L. (Erwin Louis), 1921-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Halperin, Bertrand I.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Haxton, Wick C.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Hellman, Frances

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Helmholz, August Carl, 1915-2003

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Holdren, John P.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jacak, Barbara

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jackson, John David, 1925-2016

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Jeffries, C. D., 1922-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Kahn, Steven Michael

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Lange, Andrew

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Louie, Steven G., 1949-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Mandelstam, Stanley

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

McKee, Christopher, 1942-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Murnane, Margaret

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Nelson, Ann E. (Ann Elizabeth)

Both employed at Harvard University.

Nelson, David R., 1951-

Both employed at Harvard University.

Pound, Robert V.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Price, Paul Buford

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Purcell, Edward M.

Both employed at Harvard University.

Ramsey, Norman, 1915-2011

Both employed at Harvard University.

Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1923-2000

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Richards, Paul L. (Paul Linford)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Riess, Adam, 1969-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shank, C. V. (Charles V.)

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Shen, Y. R.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Smoot, George

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Steiner, Herbert M.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Street, Jabez Curry, 1906-

Both employed at Harvard University.

Stubbs, Christopher

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Thomas, Gareth, 1932-2014

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Tinkham, Michael

Both employed at Harvard University.

Townes, Charles H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Trilling, George H.

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Vafa, Cumrun

Both employed at Harvard University.

Zumino, B. (Bruno), 1923-

Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.

Institutions

Major Positions

Harvard University. Department of Physics

Obtained AB (1976). Research Associate; Assistant Professor of Physics; and Loeb Associate Professor of Physics.

University of California, Berkeley. Department of Physics

Obtained PhD (1984). Assistant Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Department Chair.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

American Physical Society

Fellow.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Member, Users Executive Committee and Member, Physics Advisory Committee.

National Research Council (U.S.)

Member, Committee on Experimental Particle Physics.

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Member, Scientific Policy Committee.

United States. Department of Energy

Member, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.

Resources

Archival Resources

Author

Oral history interviews. High-Energy Physics. Selected Experiments: SLAC-PEP-004-009: The Time Projection Chamber and 2-Gamma Detector at PEP, 1990-1991.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

American Institute of Physics

One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA