Background
Phares, Alain Joseph was born on April 20, 1942 in Beirut. Son of Joseph Michel and Renee Cecile (Doummar) Phares. came to the United States, 1975, naturalized, 1982.
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Alain Joseph Phares, American Physicist, educator. French Government fellwo, 1964-1966, International Atomic Energy Agency fellow, 1974; grantee Villanova Research, 1978, National Science Foundation, 1991-1998, PSC, since 1991; recipient Outstanding Faculty Research award Villanova U., 1986. Member American Physical Society, International Association Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, St. Joseph U., 1964; Docteur-es-Sciences, U. Paris, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1973.
Career
Research fellow, National Council of Scientific Research, Lebanon, 1973-1975; associate professor, Lebanese U., 1973-1975; research fellow, International Centre Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1974; research fellow, Harvard University, 1975-1976; visiting assistant professor, U. Montana, 1976-1977; assistant professor physics, Villanova U., Pennsylvania, 1977-1979; associate professor, Villanova U., Pennsylvania, 1979-1982; professor, Villanova U., Pennsylvania, since 1982; department chairman, Villanova U., Pennsylvania, 1981-1991; director secondary school science, Villanova U., Pennsylvania, 1981-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Physical Society, International Association Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Claude Tawa, July 27, 1968. Children— Caroline, Denis, Pascal.
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French Government fellwo, 1964-1966, International Atomic Energy Agency fellow, 1974. Grantee Villanova Research, 1978, National Science Foundation, 1991-1998, PSC, since 1991. Recipient Outstanding Faculty Research award Villanova U., 1986.French Government fellwo, 1964-1966, International Atomic Energy Agency fellow, 1974. Grantee Villanova Research, 1978, National Science Foundation, 1991-1998, PSC, since 1991. Recipient Outstanding Faculty Research award Villanova U., 1986.