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Sawatzky, George Albert was born on May 16, 1942 in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada. Son of George and Anne Sawatzky. arrived in The Netherlands, 1969.
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George Albert Sawatzky, Dutch Physics educator. Recipient Spinoza prize New World Order, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996, Nievwsblad van het Noorden prize, Groningen, 1997. Member Royal Dutch Academy Sciences, American Physical Society, European Physical Society (Executive Board condensed matter division).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honours, U. Manitoba, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Manitoba, 11969.
Career
National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1969-1971;
associate professor physical chemistry, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1971-1979;
professor, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1979-1985;
professor solid state physics, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, since 1985;
director Materials Science Center, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, since 1986. Chairman of the executive committee solid state physics group Failover Manager, 1990-1991, member Executive Board, since 1997. Member physics panel HEM and Training and Mobility of Researchers programs European Union, 1992-1996.
Member Hewlett Packard Prize Committee, since 1994, chairman, since 1997. Chairman condensed matter program committee ESRF, 1995, member science advising committee, Grenoble, France, 1997-1998.
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Member Royal Dutch Academy Sciences, American Physical Society, European Physical Society (Executive Board condensed matter division).
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Married Marjorie Maliborski, September 5, 1965. Children: Jacky, Rick.
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