John Schiffer
- Born: November 22, 1930 (Budapest, Hungary)
Education
- 1951: BA, Oberlin College
- 1952: MS, Yale University
- 1954: PhD, Yale University (Physics)
Major Positions
Other Positions
- 1959–1960: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Guggenheim Fellow
- 1964–1964: Princeton University, Visiting Associate Professor
- 1964–1979: Argonne National Laboratory, Associate Director, Physics Division
- 1967–1968: University of Rochester, Visiting Professor
- 1973–1974: Technical University of Munich, Visiting Professor
- 1979–1982: Argonne National Laboratory, Director, Physics Division
- 1982–1999: Argonne National Laboratory, Associate Director, Physics Division
- 1999–2000: Argonne National Laboratory, Interim Director, Physics Division
- 1969–2000: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 2000–present: University of Chicago, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1971–1973: Member, Physics Advisory Panel, National Science Foundation
- 1972–1977: Member, Executive Committee, Division of Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society
- 1975–1975: Member, Panel on the Future of Nuclear Physics, National Research Council
- 1975–1976: Chair, Division of Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society
- 1981–1985: Member, Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, United States Department of Energy
- 1983–1985: Member, Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, United States Department of Energy
- 1989–1994: Member, Council, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1992–1993: Chair, Section B (Physics), American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1996–1999: Member, Committee on Nuclear Physics, National Research Council
- 1996–2003: Member, Advisory Council, RIKEN
Selected Awards and Honors
