Irwin Oppenheim

Background

Oppenheim, Irwin was born on June 30, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James L. and Rose (Rosenberg) Oppenheim.

Education

Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1949; postgraduate, California Institute Technology, 1949-1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1956.

Career

Physicist, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1953-1960; chief theoretical physics, General Dynamics/Convair, San Diego, 1960-1961; associate professor of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1965; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1965. Lecturer physics U. Maryland., 1953-1960. Visiting associate professor physics U. Leiden, 1955-1956, Lorentz professor, 1983.

Visiting professor Weizmann Institute Science, 1958-1959, University of California, San Diego, 1966-1967. Van der Waals professor of University Amsterdam, 1966-1967.

Achievements

• Irwin Oppenheim has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Chemical Thermodynamics

    (1961 McGraw-Hill textbook on Chemical Thermodynamics. Hea...)

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Washington Academy Science. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Bernice Buresh, May 18, 1974;1 child, Joshua Buresh.

Father:

James L. Oppenheim

Mother:

Rose (Rosenberg) Oppenheim

Spouse:

Bernice Buresh

child:

Joshua Buresh Oppenheim