Community of Scholars Profile

Merzbacher, Eugen

Information in this profile has been submitted by the individual or is based on Institute records, including the publication A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study 1930-1980.

Data from Institute records

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Visits to IAS

TypeAffiliationStart DateEnd Date
[M]Math(NS)9/1/19506/30/1951

Field of Study while at IAS: Physics
Position: Kenan Professor, Emeritus
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Past and Other Appointments

AppointmentOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
PresidentAmerican Physical Society1990

Degrees

DegreeYearInstitution
Ph.D.1950Harvard University
License in Physics a1943University of Istanbul

Honors

DescriptionYear
Frances E. Slack Award, SE Section of American Physical Society2009
Honorary Doctor of Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1993
Oersted Medal, American Association of Physics Teachers1992
U.S. Senior Scientist Alexander von Humboldt Award1977