Prof. Martin L. Perl

Education
B.S., 1948, Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Ph.D., 1955, Physics, Columbia University.

Professional Academic History
Chemical Engineer, General Electric Co., 1948-1950; Graduate Research Assistant in Atomic Physics, Columbia University, 1950-1955; Instructor, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor in Physics Department, University of Michigan, 1955-1963; Professor, SLAC, Stanford, 1963-present; Chair of the High-Energy Physics Faculty, SLAC, Stanford, 1991-1997.

Awards and Honors
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1995. Wolf Prize in Physics, 1982. Dr. Sc., University of Chicago, 1990. Fellow, American Physical Society. Member, National Academy of Sciences. Member, CERN Scientific Policy Committee, 1990 - 1993. Dr. Sc., Polytechnic University, 1996. Research Areas Experimental elementary particle physics: electron-positron annihilation physics, tau lepton physics, searches for new elementary particles and phenomena, small liquid drop technology and applications, interaction of science with government and society.

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