Background
Nelson, Jerry Earl was born on January 15, 1944 in Glendale, California, United States.
Nelson, Jerry Earl was born on January 15, 1944 in Glendale, California, United States.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1972.
Fellow in particle physics Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1972-1975; professor astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-1996; professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, since 1996.
Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society (Dannie Heineman prize for Astrophysics 1995).