Edward Frieman
- Born: January 19, 1926 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1946: BS, Columbia University
- 1948: MS, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
- 1951: PhD, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1945–1952: Princeton University, Instructor in Physics
- 1952–1953: Princeton University, Research Associate, Project Matterhorn
- 1954–1961: Princeton University, Head, Theoretical Division, Project Matterhorn
- 1961–1964: Princeton University, Head, Theoretical Division, Plasma Physics Laboratory
- 1961–1979: Princeton University, Professor of Astrophysical Science
- 1964–1979: Princeton University, Associate Director, Plasma Physics Laboratory
- 1979–1981: Department of Energy, Assistant Secretary and Director, Office of Energy Research
- 1981–1986: Science Applications International Corporation, Executive Vice President
- 1986–1996: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Director
- 1996–unknown: Science Applications International Corporation, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology
Other Positions
- 1986–1996: University of California, San Diego, Vice Chancellor, Marine Sciences
- 1996–present: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Director Emeritus
- 1996–present: University of California San Diego, Research Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1953–1964: Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 1954–1957: Consultant, Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
- 1960–1979: Member, JASON study group
- 1968–1975: Member, Board of Trustees, Jersey City State College
- 1976–1978: Chair, Steering Committee, JASON study group
- 1980–1981: Member, Board of Directors, U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation
- 1985–1982: Member, Board of Trustees, Associated Universities, Inc.
- 1981–1989: Vice Chair, White House Science Council
- 1984–1990: Member, Defense Science Board, United States Department of Defense
- 1985–1987: Member, Committee on International Security and Arms Control, National Academy of Sciences
- 1986–1989: Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 1987–1988: Chair, Superconducting Super Collider Site Evaluation Committee, National Research Council
- 1987–1990: Member, Plasma Physics Laboratory Advisory Committee, Princeton University
- 1987–1993: Member, Ocean Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences
- 1987–1996: Member, Board of Directors, Science Applications International Corporation
- 1988–1990: Senior Consultant, Defense Science Board
- 1988–1995: Member, Board of Directors, U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation
- 1990–1992: Member, California Council on Science and Technology, State of California
- 1990–1993: Member, Panel on the Government Role in Civilian Technology, National Academy of Sciences
- 1991–1992: Member, Panel on Science Technology and National Security, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
- 1992–1993: Member, Vice President's Science Advisory Board, Office of the Vice President of the United States
- 1992–1995: Member, Council on National Laboratories, University of California
- 1992–1996: Member, Council on Research, University of California
- 1993–1994: Chair, Board on Global Change, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, National Academy of Sciences
- 1995–1999: Chair, Board on Sustainable Development, National Academy of Sciences
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1981: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 2002: American Physical Society, James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics
Archival Resources
University of California, San Diego, Archives of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 2000: Available Online
