Background
Sorkin, Rafael Dolnick was born on October 5, 1945 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of Leonard and Aviva (Dolnick) Sorkin.
Sorkin, Rafael Dolnick was born on October 5, 1945 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of Leonard and Aviva (Dolnick) Sorkin.
AB summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Caltech, 1974.
Research associate, Caltech, Pasadena, California, 1974; research associate, U. Wales, Cardiff, 1974-1977; SERC fellow, U. Wales, Cardiff, 1977-1978; research associate, University of Chicago, 1978-1980; member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1981; CTP fellow, U. Maryland., College Park, 1982-1983; assistant professor, Syracuse University, New York, 1983-1987; associate professor, Syracuse University, New York, 1987-1992; professor physics, Syracuse University, New York, since 1992. Visiting professor University of Chicago, 1991.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Fatma Husein.