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Siska, Peter Emil was born on April 11, 1943 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Emil Thomas and Marie Clara Siska.
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Peter Emil Siska
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Peter Emil Siska, American Chemistry educator. Achievements include research in elucidation of the collisional pumping mechanism of the Hene laser, angle-resolved measurements of penning ionization reactions, determination of non-bonded intermolecular forces in excited states. Sloan research fellow, 1975. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science, DePaul University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1970.
Career
Research associate, University of Chicago, 1970-1971; assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1971-1976; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1976-1991; professor, U. Pittsburgh, since 1991. Chairman Gordon Research Conference on Atomic and Molecular Interactions, Wolfeboro, N.H., 1984. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1998.
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Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society.
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Married Jeanne Cathy Artman, June 24, 1967. Children: David, Sarah.
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