Richard Malvin Edelstein

Background

Edelstein, Richard Malvin was born on May 28, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Maurice Samuel and Sally (Fronenberg) Edelstein.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1960.

Career

Research physicist, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1960-1962; assistant professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1962-1965; associate professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1965-1969; professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1969; associate dean, Mellon College Science, 1978-1981. Visiting fellow Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1970-1971. Karl T. Compton visiting professor Israel Institute Technology, Technion, Haifa, 1980.

Visiting scientist Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 1982-1983, National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Japan, 1983.

Achievements

• Richard Malvin Edelstein has been listed as a noteworthy High energy physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ruth Whiteman, August 7, 1955. Children: Daniel C., Amy C., Elizabeth.

Father:

Maurice Samuel Edelstein

Mother:

Sally (Fronenberg) Edelstein

Spouse:

Ruth Whiteman

child:

Elizabeth Edelstein

child:

Daniel C. Edelstein

child:

Amy C. Edelstein