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Office Address:
- Donald Robson
- Department of Physics
- Florida State University
- 211 Keen Building
- Tallahassee, FL 32306-3016
- Phone: (850) 644-1767
- Fax: (850) 644-4478
- E-mail:
robson@ds14.scri.fsu.edu
- Position:
- Emeritus Professor
- Education:
- BS: Melbourne
University, Australia, 1959
MS: Melbourne University, Australia, 1961
PhD: Melbourne University, Australia, 1963
Research Interest:
- Theoretical Nuclear Physics, especially theory of
scattering and reactions. Isospin in nuclear physics. Heavy ion reactions.
Alpha-particle models, meson and baryon structure. Quark dynamics. Lattice
gauge theory.
- Personal Data:
- Born: March 19, 1937, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
- Citizenship: British and Australian, Permanent
Resident, U.S.
- Marital Status: Married, Three children
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- Experience:
| 1959-63 |
Practical Physics Teaching |
| May 1963-September 1964 |
Research Associate, Florida State
University, Tallahassee |
| September 1964-65 |
Assistant Professor, Florida State
University, Tallahassee |
| Summer 1965 |
Visiting Scientist, Theoretical Physics
Division, AERE, Harwell, England |
| September 1965-67 |
Associate Professor, Florida State
University, Tallahassee |
| Summer 1966 |
Participant and Lecturer, Summer School,
University of Washington, Seattle |
| June-September 1967 |
Visiting Lecturer, University of
Melbourne, Australia, and Australian National University, Canberra |
| September 1967-71 |
Professor, Florida State University |
| June 1968 |
Visiting Lecturer, India Academy of
Sciences, Bangalore |
| Summer 1970 |
Visiting Scientist, Brookhaven National
Laboratory |
| September 1971-May 1972 |
Visiting Professor, Princeton University |
| June 1972 |
Visiting Professor, University of
Frankfurt, West Germany |
| July 1972-1976 |
Professor, Florida State University |
| June-August 1976 |
Visiting Senior Scientist, Theoretical
Physics, Oxford University, Oxford, England |
| September 1976-1977 |
Visiting Professor, Sektion Physik,
Universitat Munchen, Garching, West Germany |
| September 1977-present |
Professor, Florida State University |
| August 1985-1991 |
Chairman of Physics Department, Florida
State University |
| August 1991-present |
Professor, Florida State University |
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Organizations:
- American Physical Society, Division of Nuclear Physics,
Division of Particles and Fields, Division of Few Body Systems and Division
of Particle Beams
Honors and Awards :
- Fellow of American Physical Society (1972).
- Fulbright Scholar, 1963-64.
- A.P. Sloan Fellow, 1966-67
- Awarded Tom W. Bonner Prize (with J.D. Anderson) in Nuclear
Physics, (USA) April, 1972
- Alexander Von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1976-77
- Robert 0. Lawton Distinguished Professor Award, 1990
Service:
- Associate Editor, Nuclear Physics, Section A, 1972-1995
- Served on the Executive Committee of the Division of Nuclear Physics
American Physical Society, 1972-75
- Member of U.S. Nuclear Science Advisory Conunittee to the National Science
Foundation and the Department of Energy, 1978-82, involving being Chairman
of Subcorrunittee on Computational Capabilities for Nuclear Theory in the
U.S. - 65 page report
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities Councillor for FSU, 1985-1992
- Board member, Odyssey Science Center, 1990-92, City of Tallahassee
- Served on several University committees, e.g. Supercomputer Allocations,
High Technology, FSUCC Policy Board, Arts and Sciences Policy, OCO/STOCO
Committee, Steering Committee for SACS
- Served on juries for several awards in Physics in the Southeast
- Nominating service for Nobel Prize in Physics for several years
- Major reviewer of proposals to the National Science Foundation and the
Department of Energy Reviewer for most major journals in nuclear physics
- Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) Board of Trustee
member, 1990-present Vice Chair of Board of Trustees, 1994-95 Chairman of
Board of Trustees, 1996-
- Member of Physics Advisory Committee for CEBAF 1993-1996
Grants:
- Principal Investigator for DOE nuclear theory grants. Since 1979 these
have brought in over $2 million in funds used primarily to support graduate
education
- Current DOE support is $363,000 with S. Capstick for the period 1995-1998.
- Prior to 1979 was Co-Principal Investigator on NSF theory grants with S.
Edwards, F. Petrovich and R.J. Philpott
Publications and Presentations:
- 88 Articles in refereed journals
- 22 Articles published in international conferences
- 6 Invited papers in journals/books
- 29 Invited talks at national and international conferences
- 2 Edited Books
- 3 Invited Lecture Series
- 3 Technical Reports
- Many invited colloquia and seminars at Universities and Laboratories
around the world (detailed records not kept).
Send questions, comments, corrections, and documents to:
robson@ds14.scri.fsu.edu
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