David B. Fossan, Professor
1934-2003
 
In Memorial

Education:

• B.A. St. Olaf College, 1956
• M.A. University of Wisconsin, 1957
• Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1960 (Prof. H.H. Barschall)
• Postdoctorate, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (Prof. T. Huus)

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow - American Physical Society
• Member - Division of Nuclear Physics (APS)
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Humboldt Foundation Scientist

Experience:

•  Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin, 1957-61
•  Summer Physicist, Los Alamos Scientific Lab, NM, 1958
•  Postdoctorate, Niels Bohr Inst. Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1961-62
•  Research Physicist, Lockheed-AEC, Palo Alto, CA, 1963-64
•  Guest Physicist, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY, 1965-
•  Assistant Professor, SUNY-Stony Brook, NY, 1965-67
•  Summer Physicist, Brookhaven National Lab, 1966, 1967
•  Associate Professor, SUNY-Stony Brook, NY, 1967-72
•  Guest Prof., University of Munich, Germany, 1971-72
•  Professor of Physics, SUNY-Stony Brook, NY, 1972-
•  Summer Physicist, Chalk River Nuclear Lab, Canada, 1973
•  Program Advisory Committee, Brookhaven Tandem Lab, 1973-76
•  Program Advisory Committee, Indiana Cyclotron Facility 1976-78
•  Users Executive Committee, Holifield HIRF, Oak Ridge National Lab, 1977-78
•  Visiting Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1978-79
•  Editorial Board, The Physical Review C, 1978-80
•  Program Advisory Committee, Super HILAC, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, 1981-84
•  Executive Committee, Division of Nuclear Physics (APS), 1982-83
•  Director, Nuclear Structure Lab, SUNY-Stony Brook, NY, 1986-89
•  Chairman, Nuclear Chemistry Gordon Conference, 1987
•  Steering Committee (SAC), GAMMASPHERE, 1987-96
•  Humboldt U.S. Scientist Award, Hahn-Meitner Inst., Berlin, Germany 1989
•  Humboldt Research Visit, HMI, Berlin, Germany, 1994 (3-months)
•  Program Advisory Committee, ATLAS, Argonne National Lab, 1994-97
•  GAMMASPHERE Users Executive Committee, 1997-Chairman; 1998
•  Research Leave, GAMMASPHERE - Lawrence Berkeley Lab, 97 Spring Semester
•  ATLAS Users Committee, Argonne National Lab, 1997-2000; Chairman
•  Program Advisory Committee, 88" Cyclotron, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, 2000-
•  Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities, 2002

 
Publications:

• Total of 260 edited publications including collaborations with 21 advised PhD-graduate students and 17 sponsored postdoctorates.