Barry Barish
- Born: January 27, 1936 (Omaha, Nebraska)
Education
- 1957: BA, University of California, Berkeley
- 1962: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1962–1963: University of California, Berkeley, Research Fellow
- 1963–1966: California Institute of Technology, Research Fellow
- 1966–1969: California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1969–1972: California Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1972–1991: California Institute of Technology, Professor of Physics
- 1991–2005: California Institute of Technology, Linde Professor of Physics
- 2005–present: California Institute of Technology, Linde Professor of Physics Emeritus
Other Positions
- 1997–2005: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory, Director
- 2011–2011: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 2003–2009: Member, National Science Board
Selected Awards and Honors
- 2002: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 2005: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
Oral History Interviews
- 2001: California Institute of Technology, Institute Archives
