John Bahcall
- Born: December 30, 1934 (Shreveport, Louisiana)
- Died: August 17, 2005 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1956: BS, University of California, Berkeley
- 1957: MA, University of Chicago
- 1961: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1960–1962: Indiana University, Research Fellow in Physics
- 1962–1963: California Institute of Technology, Research Fellow in Physics
- 1963–1965: California Institute of Technology, Senior Research Fellow in Physics
- 1965–1970: California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics
- 1968–1970: Institute for Advanced Study, Member
- 1971–1997: Institute for Advanced Study, Professor of Natural Sciences
- 1997–2005: Institute for Advanced Study, Richard Black Professor of Natural Sciences
Other Positions
- 1990–1992: American Astronomical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1971–2005: Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University
- 1972–1974: Committee Member, Division of High Energy Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
- 1972–1975: Member, Physics Advisory Panel, National Science Foundation
- 1973–1992: At-Large Member, Hubble Telescope Working Group
- 1978–1981: Member, Council, American Astronomical Society
- 1980–1983: Chair, Section on Astronomy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1989–1991: Chair, Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, National Academy of Sciences
- 1994–1995: Chair, Panel on Neutrino Astrophysics, National Academy of Sciences
- 1996–1998: Chair, United States National Committee, International Astronomical Union
- 1998–2003: Member, Nova International Advisory Board
- 2004–2004: Vice President, American Physical Society
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1976: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1998: American Physical Society, Hans A. Bethe Prize
- 1998: National Medal of Science
- 2003: United States Department of Energy, Enrico Fermi Award
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Scott D. Tremaine, "John Norris Bahcall: 1934-2005", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
