Background
Ajzenberg-Selove, Fay was born on February 13, 1926 in Berlin. Daughter of Mojzesz A. and Olga (Naiditch) Ajzenberg-Selove. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.
Ajzenberg-Selove, Fay was born on February 13, 1926 in Berlin. Daughter of Mojzesz A. and Olga (Naiditch) Ajzenberg-Selove. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Michigan, 1946; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Science (honorary), Smith College, 1995; Doctor of Science (honorary), Michigan State University, 1997.
Research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1952, 54;
lecturer, Smith College, 1952-1953;
consultant, fellow, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1952-1953;
from assistant professor to associate professor, Boston University, 1953-1957;
member of faculty, Haverford College, 1957-1970;
professor physics, Haverford College, 1962-1970;
acting department chairman physics, Haverford College, 1967-1969;
research professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1973;
professor physics, University of Pennsylvania, since 1973;
associate chairperson, University of Pennsylvania, 1989-1993. Visiting assistant professor Columbia, summer 1955, National U. Mexico, summer 1955. Lecturer University of Pennsylvania, 1957.
Consultant in field, 1962-1963. Visiting associate California Institute Technology, 1973-1974. Executive secretary committee physics faculties in colleges American Institute Physics, 1962-1965, member of advisory committee manpower, 1963-1968, advising committee vis.scientists program, 1963-1967.
Commissioner Commision on College Physics, 1968-1971. Executive secretary ad hoc panel on nuclear data compilations NAS-National Research Council, 1971-1975. Member Commision on Nuclear Physics, International Union Pure and Applied Physics, 1972-1978, chairperson.
1978-1981; member United States delegate low energy nuclear physics to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Atomic Energy Commission, 1966. Member Distinguished Faculty Awards Commission Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1976. Member nuclear science advising committee Dept Energy-National Science Foundation, 1977-1980.
Member numerical data advisory board, assembly mathematics and physical science National Research Council, 1977-1979. Lecturer University of Minnesota, 1994.
Member Bower awards committee Franklin National Memorial, 1993. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member governing county 1974-1980, member commission on county affairs1977, 78), American Physical Society (chairperson division nuclear physics 1973-1974). Member American Association of University Professors, National Research Council (member physical science panel, associateship program 1988-1991), American Institute Physics (member commission on public education and information 1980-1983), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1973-1974).
Married Walter Selove, December 18, 1955.