Background
Buchsbaum, Solomon Jan was born on December 4, 1929 in Stryj, Poland. Son of Jacob and Berta (Rutherfoer) Buchsbaum. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1957.
Buchsbaum, Solomon Jan was born on December 4, 1929 in Stryj, Poland. Son of Jacob and Berta (Rutherfoer) Buchsbaum. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1957.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 1952; Master of Science, McGill University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1957.
Member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1958-1961;
department head, Bell laboratories, 1961-1965;
director, Bell laboratories, 1965-1968;
vice president, Sandia laboratories, Albuquerque, 1968-1971;
executive director, Bell laboratories, 1971-1976;
vice president, Bell laboratories, 1976-1979;
senior vice president, Bell laboratories, 1979-1993. Research in gaseous and solid state plasmas, communications. Senior consultant Defense Science Board, chairman, 1972-1977, 81-93.
Member Atomic Energy Commission Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion Committee, 1965-1972, President's Science Advisory Committee, 1970-1973, President's Committee on Science and Technology, 1975-1976. Member fusion power coordinating committee Energy Research and Development Administration, 1972-1976, advisory group science and technical National Science Foundation, 1976-1977. Chairman Energy Research Advisory Board, 1978-1981.
Member Naval Research Advisory Committee, 1978-1981. Member visiting committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977-1993, member corporation development committee, 1980-1993. Consultant Office Science and Technology, 1976-1982.
Chairman White House Science Council, 1982-1989. Trustee Rand Corporation, 1982-1992. Member Draper Laboratory Corporation, 1983-1993, board directors.
Board governments Argonne National Laboratory, 1985-1992. Member President's Council Advisors on Science and Technology, 1990-1993. Member Department of Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Advisory Committee/Defense Programs (ICFAC/DP), 1992-1993.
Trustee Argonne Universities Association, 1979-1982. Fellow American Physical Society (chairman division plasma physics 1968, member of council 1973-1976), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Frederk Philips award 1987), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member NAS, National Academy of Engineering (Executive Committee 1975-1976).
Married Phyllis N. Isenman, July 3, 1955. Children: Rachel Joy, David Joel, Adam Louis.