Frank Press
- Born: December 4, 1924 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1944: BS, City College of New York
- 1946: MA, Columbia University
- 1949: PhD, Columbia University (Geophysics)
Major Positions
- 1949–1955: Columbia University, Instructor to Associate Professor of Geophysics
- 1955–1965: California Institute of Technology, Professor of Geophysics
- 1965–1977: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Geophysics
- 1977–1981: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Director and Science Adviser to the President
- 1981–1993: National Academy of Sciences, President
- 1993–1997: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Cecil and Ida Green Senior Fellow
- 1996–present: Washington Advisory Group, Director
Other Positions
- 1957–1965: California Institute of Technology, Director, Seismological Laboratory
- 1961–1964: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1962–1963: Seismological Society of America, President
- 1965–1977: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- 1974–1976: American Geophysical Union, President
- 1980–1982: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1955–1959: Member, Glaciology and Seismology Panel, International Geophysical Year
- 1956–1957: Consultant, United States Navy
- 1957–1959: Consultant, United States Geological Survey
- 1958–1962: Consultant, United States Department of Defense
- 1958–1962: Consultant, United States Department of State
- 1959–1959: Member, Governor's Advisory Council on Atomic Activities, State of California
- 1959–1960: Consultant, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President
- 1959–1961: United States Delegate, Nuclear Test Ban Conference, Geneva
- 1959–1961: United States Delegate, Nuclear Test Ban Conference, Geneva
- 1960–1960: Chair, United States Delegation, Nuclear Test Ban Conference, Geneva
- 1960–1962: Consultant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1961–1964: Consultant, United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- 1961–1964: Member, International Geophysics Committee, International Council of Scientific Unions
- 1963–1963: United States Delegate, Nuclear Test Ban Conference, Moscow
- 1965–1965: Consultant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1965–1970: Member, Lunar and Planetary Mission Board, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1966–1976: Consultant, United States Department of the Interior
- 1970–1974: Member, United States Geodynamics Committee, Geophysics Research Board, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1970–1976: Member, National Science Board
- 1970–1976: Participant, Bilateral Science Agreement Negotiations
- 1973–1974: Member, Commission on Natural Resources, National Research Council
- 1974–1977: Member, Geophysics Study Committee, Geophysics Research Board, Division of Physical Sciencess, National Research Council
- 1974–1978: Member, United States National Committee for Geology, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1975–1977: Chair, Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, Commission on International Relations, National Research Council
- 1975–1977: Member, Council Committee on National Science Policy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1975–1978: Member, Council, National Academy of Sciences
- 1976–1977: Chair, Council Committee on National Science Policy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1982–1992: Member, MIT Corporation
- 1992–present: Life Member to Life Member Emeritus, MIT Corporation
- 1995–1995: Chair, Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development, National Research Council
- 1995–present: Member to Senior Member, Board of Trustees, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oral History Interviews
- 1983: Available Online
- 1997: Available Online
Published Resources
Judith R. Goodstein, "A Conversation with Frank Press," Physics in Perspective 6 (2004): 184-196
