Background
Luban, Marshall was born on May 29, 1936 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Joseph D. and Sara R. (Gann) Luban.
Luban, Marshall was born on May 29, 1936 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Joseph D. and Sara R. (Gann) Luban.
Bachelor, Yeshiva U., 1957; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1962; postgraduate, Institute Advanced Study, 1962-1963.
Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1963-1966;
associate professor, Bar-Ilan U., Ramat Gan, Israel, 1967-1974;
professor, Bar-Ilan U., Ramat Gan, Israel, 1974-1982;
department chairman physics, Bar-Ilan U., Ramat Gan, Israel, 1967-1970;
dean faculty natural science, Bar-Ilan U., Ramat Gan, Israel, 1969-1971;
professor, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1982;
department chairman physics and astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1990. Trustee Jerusalem (Israel) Institute Technology, 1979-1981. Visiting professor Washington University, St. Louis, 1981-1982.
Senior physicist Ames Laboratory, since 1982.
Trustee Bar-Ilan U., 1975-1981. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Israel Physical Society (president 1980-1982), Rotary International, Sigma Xi.
Married Pnina Harpak, October 4, 1982. Children: Dekel, Aviv, Sarit.