Robert Palmer
- Born: February 28, 1934 (London, England, United Kingdom)
Education
- 1956: BSc, Imperial College London
- 1959: PhD, Imperial College London (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1959–1960: Imperial College London, Research Associate
- 1960–1970: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Researcher, Bubble Chamber Group
- 1970–1975: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Deputy Leader, "Omega Group"
- 1974–present: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Senior Physicist
- 1975–1982: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Leader, "Omega Group"
- 1982–1983: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Head, Magnet Division, Colliding Beam Accelerator (CBA) Project
- 1983–1986: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Associate Director, High Energy Physics
- 1987–1996: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Head, Center for Accelerator Physics
- 1997–1999: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Spokesperson and Member, Executive Board, Muon Collider Collaboration
- 1994–present: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Head, Advanced Accelerator Group
Other Positions
- 1971–1972: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Visiting Scientist
- 1987–1990: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Physicist
- 1990–1991: Superconducting Super Collider, Chair, 5cm Dipole Magnet Task Force
- 1990–1996: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Physicist
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1982–1985: Member, Executive Committee, Division of Particles and Fields, American Physical Society
- 1983–1986: Member, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy
- 1987–1990: Member, International Committee for Future Accelerators, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
- 1989–1991: Member, Scientific Policy Committee, Superconducting Super Collider
- 1992–1998: Adjunct Professor, State University of New York, Stonybrook
- 1997–present: Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1993: American Physical Society, W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
- 1999: American Physical Society, Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators
- 2008: National Academy of Sciences, Member
