- Awards and
Honors:
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1975.
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Labs, 1983.
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985.
Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences, 1985.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1988.
Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1989.
Fritz London Prize for Low Temperature Physics, 1990.
Max Planck Medaille of the German Physical Society, 1999.
Member, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, 2000.
Lars Onsager Prize, American Physical Society, 2003.
Eugene Higgins Professor Adjunct of Physics and Applied Physics, Yale
University, 2003.-
- Scientific
Fields of Interest/ Professional Activities:
Physics of condensed matter, phase transitions and critical phenomena,
statistical physics, hydrodynamic instabilities, nonequilibrium phenomena.
University administration, research administration.-
- Outside
Activities:
Conference
Organization:
Chairperson: Gordon Conference on Dynamics of Quantum Solids and
Fluids (1967).
Co-organizer
of Workshop on Non-equilibrium Phenomena, Aspen Physics Center (1979).
Coordinator
of Program on Nonequilibrium Phenomena, Institute for Theoretical Physics,
Santa Barbara, CA (1981-82).
Co-organizer
of Workshop on Spatially Extended Nonequilibrium Systems, Aspen Center for
Physics (1989).
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- Prize
Committees:
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Member,
F. London Low Temperature Physics Prize Award Committee (1968-73).
Member,
W. L. McMillan Prize Award Committee (1989-1992).
Member,
Onsager Prize Committee, American Physical Society (1999-2001, 2003).
Member,
Max Planck Medaille Committee, German Physical Society (1999-).
Member,
Boltzmann Medal Award Committee, IUPAP (1995-2001, Chair 1998).
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- Editorial
Boards and Publications:
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Member
of Editorial Board, Journal of Low Temperature Physics (1968-85).
Member
of APS Committee on Translations (1977).
Divisional
Associate Editor of Physical Review Letters (1983-86).
Member,
Editorial Board, Physical Review A and E (1989-94).
Member,
American Physical Society Review Panel for Physical Review Letters
(1989-91).
Member,
Search Committee for Physical Review E Editor (1991).
Member,
Search Committee for Physical Review B Remote Editor (1995).
Member,
Board of Editors, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1997-99).
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- Review
Committees:
Member, Scientific Review Committee, Weizmann Institute of Science
(1980,1988).
Member, Review Committee for Department of Physics and Astronomy, University
of Chicago (1993).
Member,
Review Committee for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
University of Pennsylvania (1998).
Member, Mellon College of Science Advisory Board, Carnegie Mellon University
(1999-).-
Member,
Review Committee for PhD Programs in Chile (1999), Lampadia Foundation.
Member,
Review Committee for Physics Department, Carnegie Mellon University (2001).
Chair,
Review Committee for Physics Department, Cornell University (2005).
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- American
Physical Society:
Member of American Physical Society Committee on International Freedom of
Scientists (1981-1983). Chair for 1983.
Member, Panel on Public Affairs, American Physical Society (1986-88;
1991-93). Chair (1992).
Member, Task Force to Examine the Organizational Structure of Public Affairs
within the American Physical Society (1991).
Member, American Physical Society Task Force on the Crisis of Physics in the
Republics of the Former Soviet Union (1992-1993).
Member, American Physical Society Physics Planning Committee (1992,
1994-1997).
Member,
American Physical Society Task Force on Publications and Professional
Conduct Guidelines (1992-1994).-
- National
Academy of Sciences-National Research Council:
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- Member,
National Academy of Sciences Committee on US-USSR Cooperation in Physics
(1975-80).
Member, Panel on Materials Research Opportunities and Needs, Materials
Science and Engineering Study, National Research Council (1986-89).
Member, Solid State Sciences Committee, National Research Council (1990-93).
Member, Class Membership Committee, National Academy of Sciences (1992-1993;
2000- 2001).
Member, National Academy of Sciences Liaison Committee to the National Research
Council; Physics Section Representative (1994-1997).
Member, Editorial Board of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(1997-1999).
Member, Program Committee, NRC Workshop on Scientific Communication and
National Security (2000).
Member,
Report Review Committee (2001-).
Chair,
NAS Physics Section (2004-2007).
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- Other
Advisory Committees:
Member National Science Foundation Materials Research Advisory Committee
(1981-86); Chairman 1983-84.
Coordinator
for NSF document on "Trends and Opportunities in Materials
Research" (Document NSF 84-17).
Member, American Coordinating Committee, Chinese-American Cooperative
Research Program in Atomic, Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics
(1986-1991).
Trustee,
Aspen Center for Physics (1987-90). Member, Scientific Advisory
Committee (1991-1993).
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Theoretical Physics Institute,
University of Minnesota (1989-91).
Member, Advisory Board of Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of
California, Santa Barbara (1989-94). Chair (1991-92).
IUPAP Commission on Statistical Mechanics. Vice-Chair(1993-‘96); Chair
(1996-‘99).
US National Liaison Committee to IUPAP. Vice-Chair (1998), Chair
(1999-2003).
- Member
Member, American Institute of Physics Committee on Public Policy (1993-1997),
Chair (1994-1997).
Member, Board of Directors, Brookhaven Science Associates (1998-2001).
Member,
Electorate Nominating Committee, AAAS Physics Section (1999-2002).
New York
Academy of Sciences. Vice
President for Physical Sciences (1986-88).
Member, New York Academy of Sciences Human Rights Committee (1984-1996).
Co-founder and Member of Executive Committee, Program for Refugee Scientists
(1990-1999).