Background
Weiss, Rainer was born on September 29, 1932 in Berlin.
Weiss, Rainer was born on September 29, 1932 in Berlin.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962.
Instructor physics, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1960-1961;
assistant professor physics, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1961-1962;
research associate in physics, Princeton University, 1962-1964;
assistant professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1964-1967;
associate professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1973;
professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1973. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration physical science committee, 1970-1974, SSSC committee, 1982, infrared detector panel, 1978, others. Member Panel on Joint Institute of Laboratory Astrophysics, Board on Assessment of NBS Programs, National Academy Sciences, since 1985.
Coordinator National Science Foundation Panel on Interferometric Observatory for Gravitational Waves, 1986. Mem.Nat. Academy Science space science board, 1983-1986, others.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society.