Maris Arvids Abolins

Background

Abolins, Maris Arvids was born on February 5, 1938 in Liepaja, Latvia. Son of Arvids Gustavs and Olga Elizabete (Grintals) Abolins. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1956.

Education

Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, U. Washington, 1960; Master of Science, University of California-San Diego, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-San Diego, 1965.

Career

Research assistant, University of California-San Diego, 1960-1965; physicist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1965-1968; associate professor physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1968-1973; professor physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1973. Consultant unites states department Energy. Science associate European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1976-1977.

Visiting research scientist, Saclay, France, 1977, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 1990-1992, Saclay, France, 1997. Member technical advising committee Argonne National Laboratory, 1971-1972. Member preparatory committee Fermilab, 1978-1979.

Chairman Fermilab Users' Executive Committee, 1982-1983. Member SSC Users Executive Committee, 1988-1991. Chairman of the Board dirs.ATLAS Trigger/DAQ Institutional, 1997-1999.

Achievements

• Maris Arvids Abolins has been listed as a noteworthy Physics researcher and educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (Executive Committee division particles and fields 1984-1986);member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Patria, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Frances Delano, December 19, 1959.

Father:

Arvids Gustavs Abolins

Mother:

Olga Elizabete (Grintals) Abolins

Spouse:

Frances Delano