Mary Gaillard
- Born: April 1, 1939 (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Education
- 1960: BA, Hollins College
- 1961: MA, Columbia University
- 1964: Doctorat du Troisième Cycle, University of Paris, Orsay
- 1968: Doctorat d'Etat, University of Paris, Orsay (Theoretical Physics)
Major Positions
- 1964–1968: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Assistant Researcher
- 1968–1973: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Associate Researcher
- 1973–1980: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Research Manager
- 1980–1981: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Director of Research, Annecy-le-Vieux
- 1981–present: University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1964–1981: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Visiting Scientist
- 1973–1974: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Visiting Scientist
- 1981–present: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Faculty Senior Scientist
- 1985–1987: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Group Leader, Theory Division
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1983–1985: Member, Committee on the Status of Women in Physics, American Physical Society
- 1985–1985: Chair, Committee on the Status of Women in Physics, American Physical Society
- 1985–1988: Member, Astrophysics Advisory Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 1985–1988: Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
- 1986–1990: Member, Physics Advisory Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 1983–1988: Member, Advisory Committee, Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle Physics (TASI), University of Colorado, Boulder
- 1996–2002: Member, National Science Board
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1991: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1993: American Physical Society, J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics
Published Resources
Andrzej J. Buras, "Mary Katharine Gaillard (1939-)," in Out of the Shadows: Contributions of Twentieth-Century Women to Physics, ed. Nina Byers and Gary Williams (New York: Cambridge University Press: 2006), 399-406
