Alfred Nier
- Born: May 28, 1911 (St. Paul, Minnesota)
- Died: May 16, 1994 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Education
- 1931: BE, University of Minnesota
- 1933: MS, University of Minnesota
- 1936: PhD, University of Minnesota (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1936–1938: Harvard University, NRC Fellow
- 1938–1945: University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1945–1980: University of Minnesota, Professor of Physics
- 1980–1994: University of Minnesota, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1943–1945: Kellex Corporation, Physicist
- 1953–1965: University of Minnesota, Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Minnesota Archives, Elmer L. Andersen Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1989: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Beckman Center for History of Chemistry
Published Resources
John H. Reynolds, "Alfred Otto Carl Nier: 1911-1994", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
