Keith Brueckner
- Born: March 19, 1924 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Education
- 1945: BA, University of Minnesota
- 1947: MA, University of Minnesota
- 1950: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1950–1951: Institute for Advanced Study, Member
- 1951–1954: Indiana University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1954–1955: Indiana University, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1955–1956: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Physicist
- 1956–1959: University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Physics
- 1959–1991: University of California, San Diego, Professor of Physics
- 1961–1962: Institute for Defense Analyses, Vice President and Director of Research
- 1963–1965: University of California, San Diego, Dean, Letters and Sciences
- 1965–1965: University of California, San Diego, Dean, Graduate Studies
- 1968–1970: KMS Industries, Vice President and Technical Director
- 1971–1974: KMS Fusion, Inc., Executive Vice President
- 1991–present: University of California, San Diego, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1959–1961: University of California, San Diego, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1965–1967: University of California, San Diego, Director, Institute for Radiation Physics and Aerodynamics
- 1967–1969: University of California, San Diego, Director, Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1953–1970: Consultant, United States Atomic Energy Commission
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1963: American Physical Society, Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
- 1969: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Archival Resources
University of California, San Diego, Mandeville Special Collections Library, La Jolla, California
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1986: Available Online
- 2008: Available Online
