University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Alan M. Nathan
Professor

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

(abridged and modified for the web)

Degrees
Ph.D. Physics Princeton University 1975
M.A. Physics Princeton University 1972
B.S. Physics University of Maryland 1968

Academic Positions Held
Center for Advanced Study University of Illinois, Fall 1998
Professor, University of Illinois, l985-
Assoc. Professor, University of Illinois, 1980-l985
Assist. Dean, College of Enginineering University of Illinois, 1980-81
Assist. Professor, University of Illinois, 1977-80

Other Positions
Sabbatical Leave, University of Washington, 1991-92
Sabbatical Leave, C.E.A. Saclay, 1983-84
Visiting Scientist, Brookhaven National Lab, Summer 1980,1982
Assistant Physicis, Brookhaven National Lab, 1977
Research Associate, Brookhaven National Lab, 1975-77

Professional Registrations
Fellow, American Physical Society
Member, American Association of Physics Teachers


Areas of Research

Experimental medium energy physics
Physics of Sports

Ph.D. thesis title: A measurement of the radiative widths of the 16.6 and 16.9 MeV doublet in 8Be.

Graduate Thesis Research Advising

Ph.D. Degrees Granted: 7

Ph.D. Thesis students supervised at present: 2

phone: (217)333-0965
fax: (217)333-1215
e-mail: a-nathan@uiuc.edu
street address:
Loomis Laboratory of Physics
1110 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801-3080


Department of Physics home page
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