Sylvan Kornblum

Background

Kornblum, Sylvan was born on September 15, 1927 in Antwerp. Son of Bernard and Charlotte (Geldzahler).

Education

Bachelor, Washingto University, St. Louis, 1951. Master of Arts, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1960.

Master of Science, University Mich, 1955.

Career

Assistant director Mental Health Research Institute University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1962-1964. Associate research scientist Mental Health Research Institute, 1960-1970. Senior research scientist Mental Health Reserve Institute, 1970.

Professor of psychology University Michigan, 1970-1997. Professor of psychology emeritus, since 1993. Research professor emeritus University Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1998.

Post doctoral fellow Applied Psychology unit, Cambridge, 1960-1962. Visiting fellow Yale University, New Haven, 1976-1977. Resident visiting scientist Bell Laboratory, Murray Hill, 1976-1977.

Visiting research scientist Institute Neurophysiology/National Center for Scientific Research, Marseille, France, 1984.

Achievements

• Sylvan Kornblum has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founding member, secretary, treasurer International Association for Study of Attention and Performance, 1973-1998. Corporal United States Army, 1946-1947. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, Psychonomic Society, Society Mathematics Psychology Cognitive Science Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Dorothea Humes, December 30, 1970. Children: David Alan, Karen Elaine.

Father:

Bernard Humes

Mother:

Charlotte (Geldzahler) Married Elizabeth Dorothea Humes

Spouse:

Elizabeth Dorothea Humes

child:

Karen Elaine Kornblum

child:

David Alan Kornblum