Susan Coppersmith
- Born: March 18, 1957 (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
Education
- 1978: BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
- 1978–1979: Cambridge University (Applied Mathematics Tripos, Part III)
- 1981: MS, Cornell University (Physics)
- 1983: PhD, Cornell University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1983–1985: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Research Associate
- 1985–1986: Bell Laboratories, Postdoctoral Member, Technical Staff
- 1986–1987: Princeton University, Visiting Lecturer
- 1987–1990: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1990–1995: Bell Laboratories, Distinguished Member, Technical Staff
- 1995–2001: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 2001–present: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 2005–2008: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1991–2006: General Member, Aspen Center for Physics
- 1993–1996: Member, Board of Trustees, Aspen Center for Physics
- 1997–2001: Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 1998–2001: Physics Survey Overview Panel, National Research Council
- 1999–2000: Chair, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 1999–2005: Member, Board of Trustees, Gordon Research Conferences
- 2000–2006: Member, Board of Trustees, Aspen Center for Physics
- 2004–2004: Chair, Board of Trustees, Gordon Research Conferences
- 2004–2006: Member, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation
- 2005–2005: Chair, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, American Physical Society
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1992: American Physical Society, Fellow
- 1999: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow
- 2006: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 2009: National Academy of Sciences, Member
