Kenneth A. Jackson

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Kenneth Arthur Jackson (born October 23, 1930 in Connaught , Ontario ) is an American physicist , former university professor and specialist author.

Life

He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Toronto . His Ph.D. received it from Harvard in 1956 .

From 1956 to 1962 he was a PostDoc and later as Assistant Professor at Harvard, after which he worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1962 to 1989 , where he was head of the Materials Physics Research department from 1967 . In 1989 he became a professor at the University of Arizona ; there he retired in 2004 .

Jackson served as President of the American Association for Crystal Growth from 1970 to 1976 and President of the Materials Research Society from 1976 to 1977 . In 2003 he received the Bruce Chalmers Award from the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society , among others . He has been a Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1988 and was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 .

Works

  • Kinetic processes. Wiley-VCH-Verlag, Weinheim, 2010
  • Handbook of semiconductor technology. 2 volumes, Wiley-VCH-Verlag, Weinheim, 2004
  • Silicon devices. Wiley-VCH-Verlag, Weinheim, 1998
  • Compound semiconductor devices. Wiley-VCH-Verlag, Weinheim, 1998
  • as editor: Materials science and technology. Volume 16: Processing of semiconductors. 1996

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b CV. In: College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012 .;
  2. ^ Author entry at John Wiley & Sons
  3. ^ History of Officers. In: American Association for Crystal Growth. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  4. ^ Past MRS Presidents. In: www.mrs.org. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  5. ^ Recipient: 2003 Bruce Chalmers Award. In: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  6. ^ APS Fellowship Directory: 1988. In: aps.org. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  7. ^ Professor Emeritus Kenneth Jackson Elected to NAE. In: University of Arizona. February 18, 2005, accessed September 6, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Kenneth A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Kenneth Arthur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American physicist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Connaught, Ontario