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FISHER, Michael was born on September 3, 1931. Son of Harold Wolf Fisher and Jeanne Marie Fisher (nee Halter).
physics and mathematics professor of chemistry"
FISHER, Michael was born on September 3, 1931. Son of Harold Wolf Fisher and Jeanne Marie Fisher (nee Halter).
Bachelor of Science with 1st class honors in Physics, King's College, London, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, King's College, London, 1957; Doctor of Science (honorary), Yale University, 1987; Doctor of Science (honorary), Tel Aviv U., 1992.
Lecturer mathematics, Royal Air Force, 1952-1953;
lecturer theoretical physics, King's College, 1958-1962;
reader physics, King's College, 1962-1964;
professor physics, U. London, 1965-1966;
professor of chemistry and mathematics, Cornell Univercity, 1966-1973;
Horace White professor of chemistry, physics and mathematics, Cornell Univercity, 1973-1989;
department chairman chemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1975-1978;
Distinguished professor Institute for Physical Science and Technology, U. Maryland., since 1987;
Regents professor Institute for Physical Science & Technology, U. Maryland., since 1993. Guest investigator Rockefeller Institute, 1963-1964. Visiting professor applied physics Stanford University, 1970-1971.
Buhl lecturer theoretical physics Carnegie-Mellon U., 1971. Richtmyer Memorial lecturer American Association Physics Teachers, 1973. S. H. Klosk lecturer New York University, 1975.
17th F. London Memorial lecturer Duke U., 1975. Walker-Ames professor of University Washington, Seattle, 1977. Loeb lecturer physics Harvard University, 1979.
Vis.prof. physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Welsh Foundation lecturer inphysics U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1979. 21st Alpheas Smith lecturer OhioState U., 1982.
Fairchild scholar California Institute Technology, 1984. Cherwell-Simon lecturer, visiting professor University of Oxford, 1985. Schlapp scholar Edinburgh U., 1987.
Marker lecturer Pennsylvania State University, 1988, National Science Council lecturer, Taiwan, 1989. Hamilton Memorial lecturer Princeton University, 1990, 65th Johann Wolfgang Gibbs lecturer American Mathematics Society, 1992. E. U. Condon lecturer U. Colorado, 1992.
M. S. Green Memorial lecturer Temple University, 1992. Rhythm & Blues Sackler Distinguished lecturer in solid state physics Tel Aviv U., 1992. 1st Lars Onsager lecturer, Norway, 1993.
Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar, 1994. Lennard-Jones lecturer Royal Society Chemistry, 1995. Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize lecturer University of Wisconsin, 1995.
Gilbert Newton Lewis Memorial lecturer University of California, Berkeley, 1995;George Fisher Bakes lecturer chemistry Cornell Univercity, 1997.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Society London (Bakerian lecturer 1979, regional editor 1989-1993, vice president since 1993), Physical Society London, American Physical Society (Langmuir prize chemical physics 1970, Lars Onsager Memorial prize 1995, Centennial lecturer 1999), Kings College London, Royal Society Edinburgh (honorary). Member NAS (foreign associate, James Murray Luck award 1983), American Chemical Society (Joel H. Hildebrand award 1995), American Philosophical Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Association American, Brazilian Academy Sciences (foreign associate), New York Academy Sciences.
M. Sorrel Castillejo. Children: Caricia J., Daniel S., Martin J., Matthew P.A.