Background

Pollak, Michael was born on September 1, 1926 in Ostrava, Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Son of Leo and Elsa (Winterstein) Pollak.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Israel Institute Technology, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1959.

Career

Teaching assistant, Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1954-1955; teaching assistant, U. Pittsburgh, 1955-1956; junior scientist, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1956-1959; senior scientist, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1960-1966; technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1959-1960; associate professor, University of California, Riverside, 1966-1969; professor, University of California, Riverside, since 1969. Consultant Hughes Research Laboratory, Malibu Beach, California, 1987-1989, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1985-1988, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1970-1972.

Achievements

• Michael Pollak has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Rosemarie Yanni, June 13, 1964. Children: Michelle, Tania.

Father:

Leo Pollak

Mother:

Elsa (Winterstein) Pollak

Spouse:

Rosemarie Yanni

child:

Michelle Pollak

child:

Tania Pollak