Jan Tauc
- Born: April 15, 1922 (Pardubice, Czechoslovakia)
- Died: December 28, 2010 (Washougal, Washington)
Education
- 1949: IngDr, Czech Technical University
- 1956: RNDr, Charles University, Prague
Major Positions
- 1949–1952: Military-Technical Institute, Scientist
- 1952–1969: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Head, Semiconductor Department, Institute of Technical Physcis
- 1964–1969: Charles University, Prague, Professor of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
- 1969–1970: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1970–1992: Brown University, L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering and Physics
- 1992–2010: Brown University, L. Herbert Ballou University Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Physics
Other Positions
- 1961–1962: Harvard University, UNESCO Research Fellow
- 1968–1969: Charles University, Prague, Director, Institute of Physics
- 1969–1969: University of Paris, Visiting Professor
- 1977–1977: Stanford University, Visiting Professor
- 1982–1982: Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Visiting Professor
- 1983–1988: Brown University, Director, Laboratory for Materials Research
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1970–1978: Consultant, Bell Laboratories
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1982: American Physical Society, Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids
- 1992: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Published Resources
Manuel Cardona, Sidney Nagel, Richard Zallen, and Karel Zaveta, "Jan Tauc: 1922-2010", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
