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'''Homer Alfred Neal''' (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Obituary: Homer Neal {{!}} U-M LSA Physics|url=https://lsa.umich.edu/physics/news-events/all-news/search-news/obituary--homer-neal.html|website=lsa.umich.edu|access-date=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>) was an American [[particle physics|particle physicist]] and a distinguished professor at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite report |author1=U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy |author2=U.S. Atomic Energy Commission |date=1972 |title=Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy |volume=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d-cWAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Neal,+Homer+Alfred%22+1942 |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|U.S. GPO]] |page=1,486 |access-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref> Neal was President of the [[American Physical Society]] in 2016.<ref name="APSNEWS-2016"/> He was also a board member of [[Ford Motor Company]], a council member of the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]], and a director of the [[Richard Lounsbery Foundation]].<ref name="APS"/> Neal was the interim [[President of the University of Michigan]] in 1996.<ref name="Bentley">{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/research/um/umpresid.php|title=Presidents of the University of Michigan|work=[[University of Michigan]]|publisher=[[Bentley Historical Library]]|access-date=24 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202131332/http://bentley.umich.edu/research/um/umpresid.php|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> Neal's research group works as part of the [[ATLAS experiment]] hosted at [[CERN]] in [[Geneva]].<ref name="APS" />
'''Homer Alfred Neal''' (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Obituary: Homer Neal {{!}} U-M LSA Physics|url=https://lsa.umich.edu/physics/news-events/all-news/search-news/obituary--homer-neal.html|website=lsa.umich.edu|access-date=28 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>) was an American [[particle physics|particle physicist]] and a distinguished professor at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite report |author1=U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy |author2=U.S. Atomic Energy Commission |date=1972 |title=Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy |volume=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d-cWAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Neal,+Homer+Alfred%22+1942 |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|U.S. GPO]] |page=1,486 |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref> Neal was president of the [[American Physical Society]] in 2016.<ref name="APSNEWS-2016"/> He was also a board member of [[Ford Motor Company]], a council member of the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]], and a director of the [[Richard Lounsbery Foundation]].<ref name="APS"/> Neal was the interim [[President of the University of Michigan]] in 1996.<ref name="Bentley">{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/research/um/umpresid.php|title=Presidents of the University of Michigan|work=[[University of Michigan]]|publisher=[[Bentley Historical Library]]|access-date=24 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202131332/http://bentley.umich.edu/research/um/umpresid.php|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> Neal's research group works as part of the [[ATLAS experiment]] hosted at [[CERN]] in [[Geneva]].<ref name="APS" />


== Biography ==
==Biography==
Neal grew up an African-American<ref name="NYT"/> in highly segregated [[Franklin, Kentucky]], and was forced by his neighbors there to break off relations with a white friend with whom he had bonded over a shared interest in [[ham radio]].<ref name="APSNEWS-2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201602/homer-neal.cfm|title=2016 APS President - Homer Neal |publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> He received his B.S. in Physics from [[Indiana University Bloomington]] in 1961, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1966. From 1976 to 1981, Neal was Dean for Research and Graduate Development at Indiana University, and from 1981 to 1986 he was [[Provost (education)|provost]] at the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]].<ref name="Bouchet">{{cite web|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Neal&first_nm=Homer&year=2003|title=2003 Edward A. Bouchet Award Recipient|publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>
Neal grew up an African-American<ref name="NYT"/> in highly segregated [[Franklin, Kentucky]], and was forced by his neighbors there to break off relations with a white friend with whom he had bonded over a shared interest in [[ham radio]].<ref name="APSNEWS-2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201602/homer-neal.cfm|title=2016 APS President - Homer Neal |publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> He received his B.S. in physics from [[Indiana University Bloomington]] in 1961, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1966. From 1976 to 1981, Neal was Dean for Research and Graduate Development at Indiana University, and from 1981 to 1986 he was [[Provost (education)|provost]] at the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]].<ref name="Bouchet">{{cite web|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Neal&first_nm=Homer&year=2003|title=2003 Edward A. Bouchet Award Recipient|publisher=[[American Physical Society]]|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>


Neal served as a Regent for the [[Smithsonian Institution]] from 1989 to 2001.<ref name="Smithsonian">{{cite web|url=https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_11202|title=Neal, Homer Alfred (06/13/1942-)|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> He served for 18 years on the board of directors of [[Ford Motor Company]], from 1997 to 2014.<ref name="Ford">{{cite web|url=https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2014/12/12/ford-names-william-e-kennard-to-board-of-directors.html|title=Ford Names William E. Kennard to Board of Directors; Homer Neal Elects to Leave After 18 Years of Service|publisher=[[Ford Motor Company]]|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Neal also served as a Director for the [[Richard Lounsbery Foundation]] for 13 years.<ref name="Lounsbery">{{cite web|
Neal served as a Regent for the [[Smithsonian Institution]] from 1989 to 2001.<ref name="Smithsonian">{{cite web|url=https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_11202|title=Neal, Homer Alfred (06/13/1942-)|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> He served for 18 years on the board of directors of [[Ford Motor Company]], from 1997 to 2014.<ref name="Ford">{{cite web|url=https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2014/12/12/ford-names-william-e-kennard-to-board-of-directors.html|title=Ford Names William E. Kennard to Board of Directors; Homer Neal Elects to Leave After 18 Years of Service|publisher=[[Ford Motor Company]]|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Neal also served as a director for the [[Richard Lounsbery Foundation]] for 13 years.<ref name="Lounsbery">{{cite web|
url=https://www.rlounsbery.org/post/remembering-homer-neal-1942-2018|title=Remembering Homer Neal, 1942-2018|date=10 June 2018 |publisher=[[Richard Lounsbery Foundation]]|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>
url=https://www.rlounsbery.org/post/remembering-homer-neal-1942-2018|title=Remembering Homer Neal, 1942-2018|date=10 June 2018 |publisher=[[Richard Lounsbery Foundation]]|access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref>


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<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/obituaries/homer-neal-dies-at-75-physicist-worked-on-higgs-boson.html|title=Homer A. Neal, Leader in Physics Who Explored Matter, Dies at 75|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=13 June 2018|date=2018-06-08|last1=Weintraub|first1=Karen}}</ref>
<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/obituaries/homer-neal-dies-at-75-physicist-worked-on-higgs-boson.html|title=Homer A. Neal, Leader in Physics Who Explored Matter, Dies at 75|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=13 June 2018|date=2018-06-08|last1=Weintraub|first1=Karen}}</ref>


On 14 Apr 2023, Professor Neal was honored by the UM dedicating the Homer A. Neal Laboratory to him. The Neal Laboratory is the first academic building on Central Campus to be named after a Black member of the UM community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/homer-a-neal-laboratory-dedication/|title=Homer A. Neal Laboratory dedication &#124; The University Record|website=record.umich.edu|accessdate=8 May 2023}}</ref>
On 14 April 2023, Professor Neal was honored by the UM dedicating the Homer A. Neal Laboratory to him. The Neal Laboratory is the first academic building on Central Campus to be named after a Black member of the UM community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/homer-a-neal-laboratory-dedication/|title=Homer A. Neal Laboratory dedication &#124; The University Record|website=record.umich.edu|accessdate=8 May 2023}}</ref>


== Science policy ==
==Science policy==
Homer Neal was a notable figure in [[Science policy of the United States|U.S. science policy]]. From 1980 to 1986, Neal served as a member of the [[National Science Board]] of the [[National Science Foundation]], the federal agency responsible for the funding of [[basic research]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former National Science Board Members|url=https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/members/former.jsp|website=nsf.gov|publisher=National Science Foundation|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> While on the National Science Board he chaired the committee that produced the board's first comprehensive report on undergraduate science education. He has also served as chairman of the physics advisory committee of the National Science Foundation. Over the course of his career, Neal has delivered testimony on numerous occasions to Congress.


Neal also served as regent of the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and on numerous advisory committees for science, research and policy organizations including [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]], [[Argonne National Laboratory]], the board of the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]], [[Fermilab]], and others. He served as a member of the [[National Research Council (United States)|National Research Council]] Board on Physics and Astronomy and as a member of the [[American Physical Society]] (APS)'s Panel on Public Affairs. He was a recipient of the Society's Bouchet Award. He was an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.aps.org/about/governance/election/neal.cfm | title=Homer A. Neal}}</ref>
Homer Neal was a notable figure in [[Science policy of the United States|U.S. science policy]]. From 1980 to 1986, Neal served as a member of the [[National Science Board]] of the [[National Science Foundation]], the federal agency responsible for the funding of [[basic research]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former National Science Board Members|url=https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/members/former.jsp|website=nsf.gov|publisher=National Science Foundation|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> While on the National Science Board he chaired the committee that produced the Board's first comprehensive report on undergraduate science education. He has also served as Chairman of the Physics Advisory Committee of the National Science Foundation. Over the course of his career, Neal has delivered testimony on numerous occasions to Congress.


In 2013, Neal was elected to be the vice-president of the American Physical Society, an association representing over 51,000 physicists in academia, national labs, and industry in the United States and worldwide. In 2015, he served as President-Elect and served as President of the APS in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=APS Members Elect Homer Neal to Presidential Line|url=http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201308/nealpreselect.cfm|website=aps.org|publisher=American Physical Society|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> Homer Neal was a co-author of ''[http://sciencepolicy.us Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century]'', a popular textbook and website on science policy. He served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/advisory-board.html |title = JSPG Advisory Board}}</ref>
Neal also served as Regent of the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and on numerous advisory committees for science, research and policy organizations including [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]], [[Argonne National Laboratory]], the Board of the [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]], [[Fermilab]], and others. He served as a member of the [[National Research Council (United States)|National Research Council]] Board on Physics and Astronomy and as a member of the [[American Physical Society]] (APS)'s Panel on Public Affairs. He was a recipient of the Society's Bouchet Award. He was an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.aps.org/about/governance/election/neal.cfm | title=Homer A. Neal}}</ref>

In 2013, Neal was elected to be the Vice-President of the American Physical Society, an association representing over 51,000 physicists in academia, national labs, and industry in the United States and worldwide. In 2015, he served as President-Elect and served as President of the APS in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=APS Members Elect Homer Neal to Presidential Line|url=http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201308/nealpreselect.cfm|website=aps.org|publisher=American Physical Society|access-date=6 August 2015}}</ref> Homer Neal was a co-author of ''[http://sciencepolicy.us Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century]'', a popular textbook and website on science policy. He served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/advisory-board.html |title = JSPG Advisory Board}}</ref>


In Apr 2014, colleagues and friends from around the world gathered at UM in Ann Arbor for a [http://leccap.engin.umich.edu/leccap/site/pas4boi2b3zz1ygc39z Homer Neal Symposium] to honor Dr. Neal. The sessions focused on Neal's experiments at Brookhaven, Argonne, SLAC, Fermilab, and CERN, as well as his contributions to the US government as a member of the National Science Board, and to the Smithsonian Institution as a regent. At the Symposium, he noted Emil Konopinski<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emil_Konopinski&oldid=1152153944|title=Emil Konopinski|date=28 April 2023|accessdate=8 May 2023|via=Wikipedia}}</ref> had advised him go to graduate school at UM.<ref>https://leccap.engin.umich.edu/leccap/player/r/vUlQso |time stamp 26:00</ref>
In Apr 2014, colleagues and friends from around the world gathered at UM in Ann Arbor for a [http://leccap.engin.umich.edu/leccap/site/pas4boi2b3zz1ygc39z Homer Neal Symposium] to honor Dr. Neal. The sessions focused on Neal's experiments at Brookhaven, Argonne, SLAC, Fermilab, and CERN, as well as his contributions to the US government as a member of the National Science Board, and to the Smithsonian Institution as a regent. At the Symposium, he noted Emil Konopinski<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emil_Konopinski&oldid=1152153944|title=Emil Konopinski|date=28 April 2023|accessdate=8 May 2023|via=Wikipedia}}</ref> had advised him go to graduate school at UM.<ref>https://leccap.engin.umich.edu/leccap/player/r/vUlQso |time stamp 26:00</ref>


== Bibliography ==
==Bibliography==
* ''Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century'' (2008), {{ISBN|0472033069}}
* ''Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century'' (2008), {{ISBN|0472033069}}


== References ==
==References==
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Homer Alfred Neal
Neal at the Physics Today roundtable, November 1991
Born(1942-06-13)June 13, 1942
DiedMay 23, 2018(2018-05-23) (aged 75)
Alma mater
Awards
Interim President of the
University of Michigan
In office
1996–1996
Preceded byJames J. Duderstadt
Succeeded byLee C. Bollinger
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsCERN, University of Michigan
Notable studentsMarjorie Corcoran

Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018[1]) was an American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan.[2] Neal was president of the American Physical Society in 2016.[3] He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company, a council member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a director of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.[4] Neal was the interim President of the University of Michigan in 1996.[5] Neal's research group works as part of the ATLAS experiment hosted at CERN in Geneva.[4]

Biography[edit]

Neal grew up an African-American[6] in highly segregated Franklin, Kentucky, and was forced by his neighbors there to break off relations with a white friend with whom he had bonded over a shared interest in ham radio.[3] He received his B.S. in physics from Indiana University Bloomington in 1961, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1966. From 1976 to 1981, Neal was Dean for Research and Graduate Development at Indiana University, and from 1981 to 1986 he was provost at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.[7]

Neal served as a Regent for the Smithsonian Institution from 1989 to 2001.[8] He served for 18 years on the board of directors of Ford Motor Company, from 1997 to 2014.[9] Neal also served as a director for the Richard Lounsbery Foundation for 13 years.[10]

Neal held Honorary Doctorates from Indiana University, Michigan State University, the University of Notre Dame.[4]

On 14 Nov 2009, Dr. Neal described the discoveries of spin at the University of Michigan (UM) with a presentation: History of Spin at Michigan.

Professor Neal died on May 23, 2018, at the age of 75.[11] [6]

On 14 April 2023, Professor Neal was honored by the UM dedicating the Homer A. Neal Laboratory to him. The Neal Laboratory is the first academic building on Central Campus to be named after a Black member of the UM community.[12]

Science policy[edit]

Homer Neal was a notable figure in U.S. science policy. From 1980 to 1986, Neal served as a member of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation, the federal agency responsible for the funding of basic research.[13] While on the National Science Board he chaired the committee that produced the board's first comprehensive report on undergraduate science education. He has also served as chairman of the physics advisory committee of the National Science Foundation. Over the course of his career, Neal has delivered testimony on numerous occasions to Congress.

Neal also served as regent of the Smithsonian Institution and on numerous advisory committees for science, research and policy organizations including Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, the board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Fermilab, and others. He served as a member of the National Research Council Board on Physics and Astronomy and as a member of the American Physical Society (APS)'s Panel on Public Affairs. He was a recipient of the Society's Bouchet Award. He was an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences[14]

In 2013, Neal was elected to be the vice-president of the American Physical Society, an association representing over 51,000 physicists in academia, national labs, and industry in the United States and worldwide. In 2015, he served as President-Elect and served as President of the APS in 2016.[15] Homer Neal was a co-author of Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century, a popular textbook and website on science policy. He served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance.[16]

In Apr 2014, colleagues and friends from around the world gathered at UM in Ann Arbor for a Homer Neal Symposium to honor Dr. Neal. The sessions focused on Neal's experiments at Brookhaven, Argonne, SLAC, Fermilab, and CERN, as well as his contributions to the US government as a member of the National Science Board, and to the Smithsonian Institution as a regent. At the Symposium, he noted Emil Konopinski[17] had advised him go to graduate school at UM.[18]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century (2008), ISBN 0472033069

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Homer Neal | U-M LSA Physics". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1972). Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy (Report). Vol. 158. U.S. GPO. p. 1,486. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "2016 APS President - Homer Neal". American Physical Society. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Homer A. Neal, Biographical Summary". American Physical Society. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Presidents of the University of Michigan". University of Michigan. Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b Weintraub, Karen (2018-06-08). "Homer A. Neal, Leader in Physics Who Explored Matter, Dies at 75". New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ "2003 Edward A. Bouchet Award Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Neal, Homer Alfred (06/13/1942-)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Ford Names William E. Kennard to Board of Directors; Homer Neal Elects to Leave After 18 Years of Service". Ford Motor Company. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Remembering Homer Neal, 1942-2018". Richard Lounsbery Foundation. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Obituary: Dr. Homer Neal | Nie Family Funeral Home". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Homer A. Neal Laboratory dedication | The University Record". record.umich.edu. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Former National Science Board Members". nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Homer A. Neal".
  15. ^ "APS Members Elect Homer Neal to Presidential Line". aps.org. American Physical Society. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  16. ^ "JSPG Advisory Board".
  17. ^ "Emil Konopinski". 28 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via Wikipedia.
  18. ^ https://leccap.engin.umich.edu/leccap/player/r/vUlQso |time stamp 26:00
Academic offices
Preceded by Interim President of the University of Michigan
1996
Succeeded by