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Archival as AuthorM. B. Webb
Dates
May 14, 1926 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Webb, M. B. (Maurice Barnett), 1926-
Additional Forms of Names
Webb, Maurice Barnett, 1926-
Biography
Abstract
Maurice Webb is Emeritus Professor of Physics at University of Wisconsin, Madison (2003-present). Other institutional affiliations include General Electric Company. His research interests include surface physics, low-energy electron diffraction, and scanning tunneling microscopy.
Important Dates
May 14, 1926Birth, Neenah (Wis.).
1950Obtained BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison (Wis.).
1952Obtained MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison (Wis.).
1952 – 1953Researcher, Project Lincoln, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1956Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison (Wis.).
1956 – 1961Researcher, GE Research Laboratory, General Electric Company, Schenectady (N.Y.).
1961 – presentAssociate Professor of Physics (1961-1965); Professor of Physics (1965-2003); Chair, Department of Physics (1971-1973); and Emeritus Professor of Physics (2003-present), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison (Wis.).
1987Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Surface physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Low energy electron diffraction.
Scanning tunneling microscopy.
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Beeman, William W.
PhD advisor at University of Wisconsin, Madison, "The polarization of small angle X-ray scattering from cold worked metals."
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Barschall, H. H. (Henry Herman), 1915-1997
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Benedek, George Bernard, 1928-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Herb, R. G. (Raymond George), 1908-1996
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Hull, Albert Wallace, 1880-1966
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Kerst, Donald William, 1911-1993
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Suits, C. Guy (Chauncey Guy), 1905-1991
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Institutions
Major Positions
General Electric Company. Research Laboratory
Researcher.
Lincoln Laboratory
Researcher.
University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1950), MS (1952), and PhD (1956). Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; Department Chair; and Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1987 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
University of Wisconsin--Madison Archives. Oral History Project: Selected Interviews with Physics and Astronomy Staff and Students.
University Archives.
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Steenbock Library, Madison, WI 53706, USA