J. David Jackson
- Born: January 19, 1925 (London, Ontario, Canada)
Education
- 1946: BSc, University of Western Ontario
- 1949: PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1949–1949: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Associate
- 1950–1957: McGill University, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Mathematics
- 1957–1958: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1958–1967: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Physics
- 1967–1992: University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Physics
- 1993–present: University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Other Positions
- 1956–1957: Princeton University, Guggenheim Fellow
- 1963–1964: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Ford Foundation Fellow
- 1967–1992: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Faculty Senior Scientist
- 1972–1973: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Acting Head, Theoretical Physics Department
- 1974–1976: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Group Leader, Theoretical Physics
- 1977–1978: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Group Leader, Theoretical Physics
- 1977–1993: Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Editor
- 1978–1981: University of California, Berkeley, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1982–1984: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Associate Director and Head, Physics Division
- 1988–1989: University of Oxford, Visiting Fellow, Department of Theoretical Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1964–1966: Member, Users Advisory Committee, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1968–1972: Associate Editor, Reviews of Modern Physics
- 1970–1972: Member, Program Advisory Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
- 1972–1975: Member, Program Advisory Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 1980–1984: Member, Scientific Policy Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
- 1982–1984: Member, Committee on International Freedom of Scientists, American Physical Society
- 1982–1986: Member, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy and National Science Foundation
- 1984–1987: Deputy Director for Operations, Central Design Group, Superconducting Super Collider
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1989: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member
- 1990: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Published Resources
J. David Jackson, "Snapshots of a Physicist's Life," Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science 49 (1999): 1-33.
John David Jackson, "A Personal Adventure in Muon-Catalyzed Fusion," Physics in Perspective 12 (2010): 74-88
