Background
Moravcsik, Michael Julius was born on June 25, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in United States, 1948, naturalized, 1954.
Moravcsik, Michael Julius was born on June 25, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. Arrived in United States, 1948, naturalized, 1954.
Student, University Budapest, 1946—1948. AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1956.
Research associate Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1956—1958. Head elementary particle and nuclear theory group, theoretical division Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University California, Livermore, 1958—1967. Professor physics University Oregon, Eugene, since 1967.
Research associate Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1956—1958, Institute Theoretical Science, since 1967, director, 1969—1972. Visiting professor Purdue University, 1957, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Lahore, 1962—1963, Osaka University, 1972, National Laboratory High Energy Physics, Japan, 1972, Sussex University, England, 1975—1976. Program director, lecturer 1st Pacific International Summer School Physics, Honolulu, 1965.
Visiting scientist Harvard University, 1966—1967. Member special study group National Academy of Sciences, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1971. Member ad-hoc committee formulate international program American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1973.
Organizer, lecturer symposium, Islamabad, Pakistan, 74. Conductor science policy symposia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Republic of Korea, 76. Expert Prince Sonkla University, Haad Yai, Thailand, 1977.
Invited speaker series symposia, workshops, colloquia United Nations Conference Science and Technology Development, United States, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Mexico, Austria, 1979. Panel member Pan American Symposium Particles and Technology, Mexico, 1982. Leader international task force on science and technical in developing countries United Nations Center for Science and Technology Development, 1984.
Lecturer science conferences, symposia, universities, Turkey, England, Chile, United States, Pakistan, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, India, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Bahrain, Canada. Member advisory committee World Science Public Company, Singapore, International Science Council Center International Fisica, Colombia.
Advisory committee member East Asia Committee International Exchange Persons, 1971—1974. Member Council International Exchange Scholars, 1980—1983. Member grants advisory panel Fund Overseas Research Grants and Education, Inc.
Consultant Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility. Advisory board member Fermilab Center Fundamental Physics and Technology LAm., 1981. Fellow: American Physical Society (committee international science affairs).
Member: American Association Physics Teachers (chairman committee international education physics 1970-1974, founder Physics Interviewing project 1969), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Married Francesca deGogorza, 1956. Children: Andrew, Julia.