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Archival as AuthorPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectBruce Winstein
Dates
September 25, 1943 – February 28, 2011
Authorized Form of Name
Winstein, Bruce
Biography
Abstract
Bruce Winstein was Samuel K. Allison Distinguished Service Professor, Enrico Fermi Institute (1997-2011). His research interests included particle physics, high energy physics and cosmology.
Important Dates
September 25, 1943Birth, Los Angeles (Calif.).
1965Obtained BA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.).
1970Obtained PhD in Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (Calif.).
1970 – 1972Research Physicist, Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics (Max-Planck-Institut fur Physik).
1972 – 2011Senior Research Associate (1972-1976); Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics (1976-1983); Professor of Physics (1983-1997); and Samuel K. Allison Distinguished Service Professor (1997-2011), Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1983Member, Subpanel on a New Facility for the US High Energy Physics Program, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy.
1983 – 1984Chair, Physics Study Group, Superconducting Super Collider.
1985 – 1986Visiting Professor of Physics, Stanford University.
1986Fellow, American Physical Society.
1995Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1999 – 2000Guggenheim Fellow, Princeton University.
2001 – 2005Director, Center for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
2003 – 2004Hans Bethe Lecturer, Cornell University.
2007Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2007Awarded W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics, American Physical Society.
February 28, 2011Death.
Occupation
Particle physicist and cosmologist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Winstein, Allison
Daughter.
Winstein, Carolee J.
Sister.
Winstein, Joan
Wife.
Winstein, Keith
Son.
Winstein, Saul, 1912-1969
Father.
Winstein, Sylvia
Mother.
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Parker, E. N. (Eugene Newman), 1927-
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute.
Institutions
Major Positions
Cornell University. Department of Physics
Hans Bethe Lecturer.
Enrico Fermi Institute
Senior Research Associate; Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Samuel K. Allison Distinguished Service Professor.
Max-Planck-Institut fur Physik
Research Physicist.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow.
Fellow and received 2007 W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics.
California Institute of Technology. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Obtained PhD (1970).
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Guggenheim Fellow.
Stanford University. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor of Physics.
Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Chair, Physics Study Group.
United States. Department of Energy
Member, Subpanel on a New Facility for the US High Energy Physics Program, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Physics
Obtained BA (1965).
University of Chicago
Director, Center for Cosmological Physics.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Bruce Winstein papers, 1960-2010.
The Joseph Regenstein Library. Department of Special Collections
University of Chicago
1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Published Resources
Author
Kaon physics / edited by Jonathan L. Rosner and Bruce D. Winstein.
Subject
Bruce Winstein National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir