Michael Witherell
- Born: September 22, 1949 (Toledo, Ohio)
Education
- 1968: BS, University of Michigan
- 1969: MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1973: PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1973–1975: Princeton University, Instructor in Physics
- 1975–1981: Princeton University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1981–1983: University of California, Santa Barbara, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1983–1986: University of California, Santa Barbara, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1986–1999: University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Physics
- 1999–2005: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Director
- 2005–present: University of California, Santa Barbara, Vice Chancellor, Research
Other Positions
- 2005–present: University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California Presidential Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1985–1989: Member, Physics Advisory Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 1987–1989: Chair, Physics Advisory Committee, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- 1990–1994: Member, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy
- 1991–1993: Member, Physics Advisory Committee, Superconducting Super Collider
- 1992–1992: Chair, US Program of High Energy Physics Research Planning Subpanel, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy
- 1992–1996: Member, Scientific Policy Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
- 1994–1996: Chair, Scientific Policy Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
- 1996–1998: Member, Committee on Elementary Particle Physics, National Research Council
- 1997–1999: Chair, High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, United States Department of Energy
- 1999–2004: Member, Board of Trustees, Illinois Coalition
- 2005–2008: Member, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation
- 2006–2007: Member, Beyond Einstein Program Assessment Committee, National Research Council
- 2006–2008: Chair, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1986: American Physical Society, Fellow
- 1990: American Physical Society, W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
- 1998: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Archival Resources
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Archives, Milton G. White History of Accelerators Room, Batavia, Illinois
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