Richard Bersohn

Born: May 13, 1925 (New York, New York)

Died: November 18, 2003 (New York, New York)

Education

1943: BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Chemistry)
1949: PhD, Harvard University (Chemical Physics)

Major Positions

1951–1959: Cornell University, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Chemistry
1959–1962: Columbia University, Associate Professor of Chemistry
1962–1986: Columbia University, Professor of Chemistry
1986–2003: Columbia University, Higgins Professor of Natural Science

Other Positions

1958–1958: University of Paris, NSF Fellow
1972–1972: University of Tel Aviv, Guggenheim Fellow
1990–1996: Columbia University, Chair, Department of Chemistry

Selected Part-Time Positions

1984–1987: Member, Committee on Atomic and Molecular Science, National Research Council
1971–1971: Head, Division of Chemical Physics, American Physical Society

Selected Awards and Honors

1985: National Academy of Sciences, Member
1985: American Physical Society, Herbert P. Broida Prize

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