Walter Kohn
- Born: March 9, 1923 (Vienna, Austria)
Education
- 1945: BA, University of Toronto (Mathematics and Physics)
- 1946: MA, University of Toronto (Applied Mathematics)
- 1948: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1948–1950: Harvard University, Instructor of Physics
- 1950–1960: Carnegie Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1960–1979: University of California, San Diego, Professor of Physics
- 1979–1984: University of California, Santa Barbara, Director, Institute of Theoretical Physics
- 1984–1991: University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Physics
- 1991–present: University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Physics Emeritus and Research Professor
Other Positions
- 1941–1943: Sutton Horsley Company, Industrial Physicist
- 1944–1945: Canadian Infantry Corps, Member
- 1944–1946: Koulomzine, Geophysicist
- 1961–1963: University of California, San Diego, Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1953–1957: Consultant, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- 1953–1966: Consultant, Bell Laboratories
- 1960–1972: Consultant, General Atomics
- 1978–1978: Consultant, IBM
- 1986–1996: Member, Board of Governors, Tel Aviv University
- 1996–present: Member, Board of Governors, Weizmann Institute
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1961: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 1963: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 1969: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1977: American Physical Society, Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
- 1988: National Medal of Science
- 1998: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Archival Resources
University of California at Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections, Santa Barbara, California
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Matthias Scheffler and Peter Weinberger, eds., Walter Kohn: Personal Stories and Anecdotes Told by Friends and Collaborators (New York: Springer, 2003)
