Hans Frauenfelder
- Born: July 28, 1922 (Neuhausen, Switzerland)
Education
- 1947: Diploma, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich
- 1950: Dr. Sc. Nat., Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1946–1952: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Assistant Physicist
- 1952–1956: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1956–1958: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1958–1992: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Physics
- 1992–1995: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Staff Member
- 1995–2003: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Director, Center for Nonlinear Studies
- 2003–present: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Senior Fellow, Theory Division
Other Positions
- 1958–1959: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Visiting Scientist
- 1963–1963: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Visiting Scientist
- 1973–1973: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Visiting Scientist
- 1978–1992: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Member, Center for Advanced Study
- 1995–present: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Emeritus Professor of Physics Chemistry and Biophysics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1977–1981: Member, Council, American Physical Society
- 1979–1981: Chair, Advisory Panel on Commerical High-Level Radioactive Waste, Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress
- 1979–1981: Member, Advisory Committee, Physics Section, National Science Foundation
- 1980–1982: Member, Board on Research on Effects of Radiation, Nuclear Research Council
- 1981–1986: Member, Board of Trustees, Aspen Center for Physics
- 1983–1986: Chair, Physics Section, National Academy of Sciences
- 1983–1986: Chair, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council
- 1983–1987: Member, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council
- 1986–1993: Member, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics
- 1986–1993: Member, Committee on the USSR and Eastern Europe, National Academy of Sciences
- 1987–1998: Member, Science Board, Santa Fe Institute
- 1990–1993: Chair, Commission on Biological Physics
- 1990–1996: Member, Commission on Biological Physics
- 1993–1996: Member, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council
- 1994–1996: Chair, Commission of Subcellular and Macromolecular Biophysics, International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics
- 1998–1999: Chair, Section on Physics, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2003–2005: Member, Science Board, Santa Fe Institute
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1975: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1992: American Physical Society, Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics
Archival Resources
University of Illinois Archives, Urbana, Illinois
Online Finding Aid
