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Archival as AuthorMelvyn J. Shochet
Dates
October 31, 1944 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Shochet, Melvyn J.
Biography
Abstract
Melvyn Shochet is Kersten Distinguished Service Professor of Physics at University of Chicago (1995-present). His research involves interactions between elementary particles at the highest manmade energies.
Important Dates
October 31, 1944Birth, Philadelphia (Pa.).
1966Obtained BA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.).
1972Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1972Obtained MA, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1972 – presentResearch Associate, Enrico Fermi Institute (1972-1973); Instructor to Associate Professor, Enrico Fermi Institute (1973-1985); Professor of Physics (1985-1995); and Kersten Distinguished Service Professor of Physics (1995-present), University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1988 – 1995Co-Spokesman, Collider Detector (CDF), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
2005Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2006Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Strong interactions (Nuclear physics)
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at University of Chicago, "An experimental study of the two-photon decays of the neutral K mesons," and both employed at University of Chicago.
Hoffman, C. M. (Cyrus M.)
Advisor at University of Chicago.
Colleagues
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Parker, E. N. (Eugene Newman), 1927-
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
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Both employed at University of Chicago.
Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Institutions
Major Positions
Enrico Fermi Institute
Research Associate and Instructor to Associate Professor.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics and Kersten Distinguished Service Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Co-Spokesman, Collider Detector (CDF).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained MA (1972) and PhD (1972).
University of Pennsylvania. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained BA (1966).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Oral history interview with Mel Shochet, 1995 October 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA