Background
Rosen, Louis was born on June 10, 1918 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Rose (Lipionski) Rosen.
Rosen, Louis was born on June 10, 1918 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Rose (Lipionski) Rosen.
Bachelor, University Alabama, 1939. Master of Science, University Alabama, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1944.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University New Mexico, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Colorado, 1987.
Instructor physics, U. Alabama, 1940-1941; Instructor physics, Pennsylvania State University, 1943-1944; member of staff, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1944-1990; group leader nuclear plate laboratory, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1949-1965; alternate division leader experimental physics division, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1962-1965; director meson physics facility, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1965-1985; division leader medium energy physics division, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1965-1986; senior laboratory fellow, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1985-1990; senior fellow emeritus, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, since 1990; Sesquicentennial honorary professor, U. Alabama, 1981. Member panel on future of nuclear science, chairman subpanel on accelerators National Research Council of NAS, 1976, member panel on institutional arrangements for orbiting space telescope, 1976. Member United States of America-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Coordinating Committee on FundamentalProperties of Matter, 1971-1990.
Member Los Alamos Town Planning Board, 1962-1964. Member Governor's Committee on Technology Excellence in New Mexico. Member New Mexico Cancer Control Board, 1976-1980, vice president, 1979-1981.
Co-chairman Los Alamos Volunteers for Stevenson, 1956. Democratic candidate for county commissioner, 1962. Board directors Los Alamos Medical Center, 1977-1983, chairman, 1983.
Board governors Tel Aviv University, 1986. Board directors Sombillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, 2004. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1989), American Physical Society (council 1975-1978, chairman panel on public affairs 1980, division nuclear physics 1985, member subcommittee on international science affairs 1988).
Married Mary Terry, September 4, 1941 (deceased 2004). 1 son, Terry Leon.