Sigmund Paul Harris

Background

Harris, Sigmund Paul was born on October 12, 1921 in Buffalo. Son of Nathan N. and Ida (Lebovitz) Harris.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1941; Master of Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1943; postgraduate, Yale University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute Technology, 1954.

Career

Physicist, Metallurgical Laboratory University of Chicago, 1943-1944; junior scientist, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1944-1946; associate physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, 1946-1953; senior physicist, Tracer Laboratory, Inc., Boston, 1954-1956; senior research engineer, Atomics International, Canoga Park, California, 1956-1964; head physics section research division, Maremont Corporation, Pasadena, California, 1964-1966; from assistant professor to full professor, Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California, 1966-1986; professor physics emeritus, Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California, since 1986. Consultant Space Sciences Inc., Monrovia, California, since 1968.

Achievements

• Sigmund Paul Harris has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Nuclear Society, American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Florence Katcoff, September 19, 1948. 1 child, Roslyn.

Father:

Nathan N. Harris

Mother:

Ida (Lebovitz) Harris

Spouse:

Florence Katcoff

child:

Roslyn Harris