Background
Bernstein, Herbert Joseph was born on April 21, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harry S. and Edith Bernstein.
Bernstein, Herbert Joseph was born on April 21, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harry S. and Edith Bernstein.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1963; Master of Science, University of California, San Diego, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 1967; postgraduate, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1967-1969.
Research physicist, Cambridge (Massachusetts) Electron Accelerator, 1969-1970;
professor physics, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, since 1971;
director science policy program, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1972-1973. President Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, since 1993. Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1981, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1968.
Guest scientist Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center 1974. Visiting assistant professor physics U. Leuven, Louvain, Belgium, 1970-1971. Assistant professor.physics Southeastern Massachusetts U., North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 1969-1970.
Consultant Governor American Samoa, Pago Pago, 1971. Director Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, Amherst, since 1991. Technical director Volunteers in Technology Assistance, Washington, 1977-1978.
Science technical consultant World Bank, 1976-1979.
(Book by Raskin, Marcus G., Bernstein, Herbert J.)
Active Havurat Ha-Emek Tzedaka Collective, Amherst, Massachusetts, since 1979. Fellow Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities. Member American Physical Society, Association Mems.
Institute for Advanced Study (trustee, nominating chair since 1986).
Married Mary Marcia Mayers, April 4, 1971;children: Carolyn Joy, Laila Jael.