Background
Hildebrand, Roger Henry was born on May 1, 1922 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Joel Henry and Emily (Alexander) Hildebrand.
Hildebrand, Roger Henry was born on May 1, 1922 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Joel Henry and Emily (Alexander) Hildebrand.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1951.
Physicist,, University of California, 1942-1951;
physicist, Tennessee Eastman Corporation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1945;
assistant professor department physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 1952-1955;
associate professor, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 1955-1960;
professor, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, since 1960;
professor department astronomy and astrophysics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, since 1978;
Samuel K. Allison Distinguished Service professor, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, since 1985;
department chairman astronomy and astrophysics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, 1984-1988;
director, Enrico Fermi Institute, 1965-1968;
dean college, Enrico Fermi Institute, 1969-1973. Associate laboratory director for high energy physics Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1958-1964. Chairman science policy committee Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, 1962-1966.
Member physics advising committee National Accelerator Laboratory, 1967-1969. Member science and educational advising committee Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1972-1980. Chairman of Commission to review United States medium energy science Atomic Energy Commission and National Science Foundation, 1974.
Chairman airborneobs. users group National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1983-1984. Chairman science consultant group Stratopheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1985-1989, member science workinggroup, since 1995. Member space astronomy and astrophysics Space Science Board, 1987-1990.
Member county Columbus Project, 1987-1988. Member science and technical advisory panel for the submillimeter array Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 1989-1995. Member astronomy and astrophysics survey committee NAS Panel for Infrared Astronomy, 1989-1990.
Chairman Dannie Helneman prize committee American Institute Physics, 1990. Member science and technical advisory group Large Millimeter Telescope, since 1995. Member observatory visiting committee Association Universities for Research inAstronomy, 1993-1996, chairman Stratospheric Observatory Infrared Astronomy sci.coun., since 1997.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Midwestern Universities Research Association (director) 19956-58, 62-68), Phi beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Jane Roby Beedle, May 28, 1944. Children: Peter Henry, Alice Louise, Kathryn Jane, Daniel Milton.