Boris Peter STOICHEFF

Background

STOICHEFF, Boris was born on June 1, 1924 in Bitol, Yugoslavia. Son of Peter Stoicheff and Vasilka (nee Tonna) Stoicheff.

Education

Jarvis Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Canada and University of Toronto.

Career

Fellow, Physics, National Research Council, Ottawa 1951-1953, Research Officer 64. Visiting Scientist. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America 1963-1964. Professor, of Physics, University of Toronto 1964-1989, University Professor 1977-1989, Professor Emeritus since 1989.

Chairman, Engineering Science 1972-1977. I.W. Killam Scholar 1977-1979. Visiting Scientist, Stanford University, United States of America 1978.

Executive Director, Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre since 1988. United Kingdom and Canada Rutherford Lecturer 1989. Professional interests include lasers, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and structure, light scattering and two-photon processes, nonlinear optics and generation of ultraviolet radiation.

Determined structures of many molecules by light scattering, and discovered inverse Raman effect and stimulated Brillouin scattering (or the generation of sound by light). Fellow, Indian Academy, of Sciences, Macedonian Academy, of Science and Arts, Yugoslavia, Honorary Doctor of Science (Skopje) 1982, (York University, Canada) 1982, (University of Windsor, Canada) 1989. President 1983), William F. Meggers.

President 1976), Henry Marshall Tory.

Achievements

• development of techniques for high resolution Raman spectroscopy of gases and determination of geometrical structures many molecules

• use of lasers in spectroscopic investigations including Brillouin and Raman scattering and two photon absorption

• observation of stimulated Raman absorption and stimulated Brillouin scattering resulting in generation of intense hypersonic waves in solids

• use of Brillouin spectra to measure elastic constants of rare gas crystals

• generation of tunable coherent VUV radiation for use in atomic and molecular spectroscopy.

Works

• Other Work

  • Over 150 scientific pubis, in international journals.

Membership

Governor Council of National Research Council, Ottawa 1977-1983. American Academy, of Arts and Sciences 1989.

Interests

• Travel, art, music.

Connections

Married Lillian Joan Ambridge in 1954.

Father:

Peter Stoicheff

Mother:

Vasilka (nee Tonna) Stoicheff

Spouse:

Lillian Joan Ambridge