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Published as SubjectRoy Middleton
Dates
October 3, 1927 – June 23, 2004
Authorized Form of Name
Middleton, Roy, 1927-2004
Biography
Abstract
Roy Middleton was Professor of Nuclear Physics at the University of Pennsylvania (1965-2004). Other institutional affiliations included the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston and the University of Liverpool. His research included the development of a negative-ion source capable of producing useful currents from a large fraction of the periodic table, as well as accelerator mass spectrometry.
Important Dates
October 3, 1927Birth, Atherton (England).
1948Obtained BSc, University of London, London (England).
1951Obtained PhD in Nuclear Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool (England).
1951 – 1955Fellow in Nuclear Physics (1951-1954) and Teaching Assistant (1954-1955), University of Liverpool, Liverpool (England).
1955 – 1964Principal Scientific Officer, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston (England).
1964 – 2004Visiting Professor (1964-1965) and Professor of Nuclear Physics (1965-2004), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.).
1970 – 1974Member, Physics Division Review Committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1979Awarded Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society.
June 23, 2004Death, Media (Pa.).
Occupation
Nuclear physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Primakoff, H. (Henry), 1914-1983
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Schrieffer, J. R. (John Robert), 1931-
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Both employed at University of Pennsylvania.
Institutions
Major Positions
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (Great Britain)
Principal Scientific Officer.
University of Liverpool. Physics Department
Obtained PhD in Nuclear Physics (1951). Fellow in Nuclear Physics and Teaching Assistant.
University of Pennsylvania. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Visiting Professor and Professor of Nuclear Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1979 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Member, Physics Division Review Committee.
University of London
Obtained BSc (1948).