Sheldon Datz
- Born: July 21, 1927 (New York, New York)
- Died: August 15, 2001 (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
Education
- 1950: BS, Columbia University
- 1951: MA, Columbia University
- 1960: PhD, University of Tennessee (Physical Chemistry)
Major Positions
- 1951–1960: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chemist, Chemistry Division
- 1960–1967: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Leader, Molecular Beam Group
- 1967–1974: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Associate Director
- 1974–1981: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Leader, Atomic and Molecular Collisions Group
- 1979–2001: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Distinguished Research Scientist
- 1981–2001: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chief, Atomic Physics Section, Physics Division
Other Positions
- 1943–1944: Columbia University, Technician, Substitute Alloy Material Laboratories, Division of War
Research
- 1962–1963: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Netherlands, Guest Scientist
- 1970–1971: University of Aarhus, Guest Professor, Institute of Physics
- 1972–1972: University of Chicago, Visiting Professor
- 1974–1974: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Guest Scientist
- 1985–1985: University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, Guest Professor
- 1981–1981: Texas A&M University, Distinguished Visiting Professor
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1960–1962: Consultant, General Atomics
- 1961–1962: Consultant, Republic Aviation Corporation
- 1972–1975: Member, Committee on Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Research Council
Selected Awards and Honors