Daniel Kivelson
Daniel Kivelson (born July 11, 1929 in New York City , † January 23, 2003 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American chemist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles .
Scientific career
In 1945 Kivelson began his studies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts . He received his bachelor's degree in 1949 and his doctorate in 1953 under Edgar Bright Wilson with the thesis Problems in molecular spectroscopy .
After two years as a lecturer ( instructor ) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Kivelson came to UCLA in Los Angeles in 1955. Here, too, he initially held a teaching position before being appointed to a professorship. Kivelson was also active on university boards as chairman of the department (1975–1978) and the Senate (1978–1979). In 1961 he became a Sloan Research Fellow and in 1976 a Fellow of the American Physical Society .
In 2000 Daniel Kivelson retired.
Awards
In 1999, Kivelson was awarded the Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics from the American Physical Society .
Private life
Daniel Kivelson was married to the astrophysicist Margaret Kivelson , who is a professor at the University of California. This marriage resulted in a daughter, Valerie Kivelson , and a son, Steven Kivelson . Valerie is a professor of history at the University of Michigan and Steven is a professor of physics at Stanford University .
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- 1999 Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics Recipient. American Physical Society, 1999, archived from the original August 1, 2010 ; accessed on August 1, 2010 (English).
- IN MEMORIAM. The University of California, 2003, archived from the original on August 1, 2010 ; accessed on August 1, 2010 (English).
- Daniel Kivelson Obituary. UCLA, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2003, archived from the original August 1, 2010 ; accessed on August 1, 2010 (English).
Web links
- Literature by and about Daniel Kivelson in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ biographical data, publications and Academic pedigree of Daniel Kivelson at academictree.org, accessed on February 24 2018th
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kivelson, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 2003 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |