Martin L. Perl, Curricula Vitae

Present Position:

• Professor Emeritus, called back to Active Duty beginning March, 2011
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
• Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), Stanford University

Profession:

• Physicist, engineer, educator

Basic research interest:

• Experimental astrophysics and cosmology
• Experimental elementary particle physics
• Atom optics
• Behavior of liquids as drops, sprays, and aerosols

Applied research and technology interests:

• Atom interferometry
• Atom optics
• Liquid drop and spray technology

Honors:

• Award: 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Award: 1982 Wolf Prize in Physics for discovery of tau lepton
• Member: U. S. National Academy of Sciences
• Member: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Honorray Degree: Rider University, 2011
• Honorary Degree: Dr. Sc. Univ. of Belgrade, 2009
• Honorary Degree: Dr. Sc. Union College, 2009
• Honorary Degree: Dr. Sc. Polytechnic , 1996
• Honorary Degree: Dr. Sc. University of Chicago, 1990
• In: Who’s Who in America. Who’s Who in the World

Born:

• June 24, 1927 in New York City

Education:

• Graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, 1942
• Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1948
• Ph.D. in Physics from Columbia University, 1955

Military Service:

• 1944 – 1945: U. S. Merchant Marine
• 1945 – 1946: U. S. Army

Professional Employment:

• 1948 – 1950: Chemical engineer with General Electric Company
• 1950 – 1955: Graduate research assistant in atomic physics at Columbia University
• 1955 – 1963: Instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor of physics at University of Michigan
• 1963 – 2004: Professor and Group Leader at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
• 2004-Present: Professor , SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), Stanford University

Public Service in Science Education and Research:

• Past Member of CERN Scientific Policy Committee
• Past Member of University Senate of Stanford University
• Past Member of High Energy Physics Advisory Panel to U. S. Department of Energy
• Past Chairman of Panel for 1984 U. S. National Academy of Sciences Report on Physics
• Past Member of Council and Executive Committee of American Physical Society
• Past Chairman of Division of Particles and Fields of American Physical Society
• Past Chairman of Forum on Physics and Society of American Physical Society
• Past Editor of Newsletter on Physics and Society of American Physical Society
• Past Chairman of the High Energy Physics Faculty of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Books:

• Reflections on Experimental Science (1996)
• The Tau-Charm Factory (1994), editor
• The Search for New Elementary Particles (1992), editor
• Physics Careers, Employment and Education (1977), editor
• High Energy Hadron Physics (1974)