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Schroeder, Peter Allan was born on December 6, 1928 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Son of Peter and Gladys (Cross) Schroeder. came to the United States, 1961.
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Peter Allan Schroeder
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Peter Allan Schroeder, New Zealand Physics educator. Achievements include research in electron conduction processes in metals, physics of layered metal systems, and dielectric properties of clays. Recipient scholarship U. New Zealand, 1950. Member Michigan State University Nuclear War Study Group, 1980-1983, chairman, 1984-1989. Fellow American Physical Society.
Education
Master of Science, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Bristol, England, 1955.
Career
Lecturer in physics, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, 1954-1959; postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, 1959-1960; assistant research officer, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, 1960-1961; assistant professor physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1961-1965; associate professor physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1965-1969; professor physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1969. Visiting professor Katholieke University, Nijmegen, Holland, 1982-1983, University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, 1990, Max-Planck Institute, Grenoble, France, 1990.
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Membership
Member Michigan State University Nuclear War Study Group, 1980-1983, chairman, 1984-1989. Fellow American Physical Society.
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Married Margaret Gwyneth Taylor, December 5, 1953. Children: Judith Anne, Christopher Perran.
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