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Charap, John Michael was born on January 1, 1935 in London. Son of Samuel Lewis and Irene (Shaw) Charap.
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John Michael Charap
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John Michael Charap, British Theoretical physics educator. Chartered physicist. Recipient Rayleigh prize, Cambridge U., 1958. Founder, committee member Scientists for the Release of Soviet Refuseniks, London, since 1976. Fellow Institute Physics; member American Physical Society, European Physical Society (Chairman.adv. committee 1981-1990).
Education
Bachelor, Cambridge U., 1956; Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge U., 1959.
Career
Fellow, Cern, Geneva, 1959;
research associate, University of Chicago, 1959-1960;
research associate, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1962;
member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962-1963;
senior science officer, Imperial College, London, 1963-1964;
physics lecturer, Imperial College, London, 1964-1965;
reader in theoretical physics, Queen Mary College, London, 1965-1978;
professor theoretical physics, Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, since 1978. Member Senate, U. London, since 1981. Member court U. London, since 1989.
Pro-principal Queen Mary College, 1987-1989. Vice-principal Queen Mary & Westfield College, 1989-1990.
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Membership
Founder, committee member Scientists for the Release of Soviet Refuseniks, London, since 1976. Fellow Institute Physics. Member American Physical Society, European Physical Society (Chairman.adv. committee 1981-1990).
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Married Ellen Elfrieda Kuhn, June 11,1961. 1 child, David Jerome.
