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Published as SubjectGeorge J. Schulz
Dates
April 29, 1925 – January 15, 1976
Authorized Form of Name
Schulz, George J., 1925-
Biography
Abstract
George Schulz was Professor of Applied Sciences at Yale University (1966-1976). Other institutional affiliations included Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research interests included atomic-collision physics, low-energy electron beams, and sharp energy resonances.
Important Dates
April 29, 1925Birth, Brno (Czech Republic).
1949Obtained BS, Pennsylvania State College, State College (Pa.).
1949 – 1951Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University.
1950Obtained MS, Pennsylvania State College, State College (Pa.).
1951 – 1954Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1954Obtained PhD in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (England).
1954 – 1966Research Physicist, Westinghouse Research Laboratories, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1965Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.
1966 – 1976Professor of Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven (Conn.).
January 15, 1976Death, New Haven (Conn.).
Occupation
Atomic physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Applied physics and engineering.
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Benedek, George Bernard, 1928-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Yale University.
Biondi, Manfred Anthony, 1924-
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Holstein, Theodore David, 1915-1985
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Yale University.
Livingston, M. Stanley (Milton Stanley)
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Morse, Philip M. (Philip McCord), 1903-1985
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Slater, John C. (John Clarke), 1900-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Van de Graaf, Robert Jemison, 1901-1967
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach, 1905-1986
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Institutions
Major Positions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1954) in Physics. Assistant Professor.
Pennsylvania State University. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1949) and MS (1950). Assistant Professor.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Research Physicist, Westinghouse Research Laboratories.
Yale University. School of Engineering & Applied Science
Professor of Applied Sciences.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1965 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.