Leo Kadanoff
- Born: January 14, 1937 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1957: AB, Harvard University
- 1958: MA, Harvard University
- 1960: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1960–1962: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen, Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1962–1962: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1963–1964: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1965–1969: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Physics
- 1969–1978: Brown University, University Professor and Professor of Physics and Engineering
- 1978–present: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 1982–2003: University of Chicago, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor of Physics and
Mathematics
Other Positions
- 1965–1965: Cambridge University, Visiting Professor
- 1981–1984: University of Chicago, Director, Materials Research Laboratory
- 1994–1997: University of Chicago, Director, Materials Research Laboratory
- 2007–2007: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1978–1981: Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 1981–1986: Member, Advisory Committee, Statistical Physics Program, Schlumberger Doll Research Laboratory
- 1983–1984: Member, Board of Governors, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1983–1986: Member, Board of Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council
- 1988–1993: Member, Advisory Board, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, University of California, Berkeley
- 1994–1998: Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Niels Bohr Institute
- 1999–2003: Member, Scientific Advising Board, NEC Research Institute
Selected Awards and Honors
Oral History Interviews
Resources on the Web
