Alan Heeger
- Born: January 22, 1936 (Sioux City, Iowa)
Education
- 1957: BS, University of Nebraska
- 1961: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1961–1962: University of California, Berkeley, Research Associate in Physics
- 1962–1964: University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1964–1967: University of Pennsylvania, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1967–1982: University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Physics
- 1982–present: University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Physics
- 1987–present: University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Materials
- 1990–1994: UNIAX Corporation, Founder and President
- 1994–present: UNIAX Corporation, Chief Scientist and Chair, Board of Directors
Other Positions
- 1968–1969: University of Geneva, Guggenheim Fellow and Visiting Professor of Physics
- 1974–1981: University of Pennsylvania, Director, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter
- 1981–1982: University of Pennsylvania, Acting Vice-Provost for Research
- 1982–1999: University of California, Santa Barbara, Director, Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1973–1976: Member, Board of Trustees, Aspen Center for Physics
- 1988–present: Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Utah
- 2000–2005: Member, Board of Directors, Ensemble Theatre Group, Santa Barbara
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1968: American Physical Society, Fellow
- 1983: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 2000: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 2001: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Archival Resources
University of California at Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections, Santa Barbara, California
