Michael Stanley Turner

Background

Turner, Michael Stanley was born on July 29, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Paul Joseph and Janet Mary Turner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, California Institute Technology, 1971; Master of Science in Physics, Stanford University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stanford University, 1978.

Career

Enrico Fermi fellow, University of Chicago, 1978-1980; from assistant to associate professor physics, University of Chicago, 1980-1985; professor, University of Chicago, since 1985; department chairman astronomy and astrophysics, University of Chicago, since 1997; Bruce V. and Diana M. Rauner Distinguished Svc. professor, University of Chicago, since 1998; scientist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, since 1983. Trustee Aspen (Colorado) Center Physics, 1984-1997, president, 1989-1993. Halley lecturer University of Oxford, 1994.

Achievements

• Michael Stanley Turner has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Early Universe (Frontiers in Physics)

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  • The Early Universe (Frontiers in Physics) by Edward Kolb (1994-02-21)

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  • The Early Universe (Frontiers in Physics) by Kolb Edward Turner Michael (1994-02-21) Paperback

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  • The Early Universe Reprints: Frontier In Physics Series, Volume #70 (Frontiers in Physics)
  • The Early Universe by Edward W. Kolb (1990-01-01)

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society (member Executive Board 1992-1994, chairman publication oversight committee 1993-1994, chairman-elect nominating committee since 1998, Lilienfeld prize 1997). Member NAS, American Astronomical Society (Helen B. Warner prize 1984), International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Terri Lee Shields, August 1978 (divorced September 1980). Married Barbara Lynn Ahlberg, September 10, 1988. Children: Rachel Mary, Joseph Lucien.

Father:

Paul Joseph Turner

Mother:

Janet Mary Turner

Spouse:

Terri Lee Shields

Spouse:

Barbara Lynn Ahlberg

child:

Rachel Mary Turner

child:

Joseph Lucien Turner