Background
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of German immigrant parents.
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Education
Lower Merion High School, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania 1948, Amherst College, Amherst, Master of Arts., Bachelor of Arts 1952, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry 1957. Fulbright student in Göttingen 1953–1954.
Career
1957–1962 German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Stipendium with Professor West. Paul, Physics Institute, University of Bonn, Germany. 1962–1965 Scientific assistant to Professor
West. Paul, Physics Institute, University of Bonn.
1965–1967 Privat-Dozent, Physics Institute, University of Bonn. 1967–1968 Dozent, Physics Institute, University of Bonn.
1965–1974 Visiting Professor, Institute for Physical Chemistry, Göteborg University. 1971 – Associate Professor, University of Göttingen.
Adjunct-Professor, University of Bonn.
1998–2002 Acting Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Strömungsforschung.
Achievements
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1964 Physics Prize of the Academy of Sciences, Göttingen 1983 "Fellow" of the American Physical Society 1988 Alumni Citation, Brown University 1990 Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1991 Gold Heyrovsky Medal of the Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences 1992 Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize for solid state physics 1992 Max-Planck-Prize of the Germany Research Society and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 1993 Member of the Germany Academy of Natural Scientists "Leopoldina" in Halle, Germany 1996 Recipient of the first MOLEC Conference Award 1999 Honorary Fellow of the International Molecular Beams Symposium 2000 Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 2002 Stern-Gerlach Gold Medal of the German Physical Society 2005 Kolos Medal of University of Warsaw 2006 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics (with Giacinto Scoles) 2007 Honorary Doctorate in Science, Amherst College, Master of Arts, United States of America.
Membership
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Göttingen Academy of Sciences]
1969–1998 Appointment to Scientific Member of the Max-Planck-Society and Director at the Max-Planck-Institute für Strömungsforschung (now Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization). 2002–2007 Emeritus Scientific Member of the Max-Planck-Society
1990 Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen
1993 Member of the Germany Academy of Natural Scientists "Leopoldina" in Halle, Germany.
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Nationality
United States
Awards
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Stern–Gerlach Medal; Benjamin Franklin Medal Benjamin Franklin Medal
The Royal Society of Arts Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership to the Royal Society of Arts.The Royal Society of Arts Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership to the Royal Society of Arts.