James McEwan "Ewan" Paterson, 1937-2022
Professor (Applied Research) of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Emeritus
Professional and Biographical Information
- 1955-1959 Undergraduate, Glasgow University
- 1959-1962 PhD, Glasgow University
- 1962-1963 PostDoc, Glasgow University
- 1963-1972 Harvard University Physics Department
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center /SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC)
- 1972 Physicist (Applied Research)
- 1978-1981 PEP Project Assistant Director
- 1981-1983 PEP Division Storage Ring Operations Head
- 1983-1989 Head, Technical Division Accelerator Operations
- 1989-1991 Head, Technical Division: Accelerator - Theory & Special Projects
- 1991-1993 Assistant Director, Technical Division and Head, Accelerator Systems
- 1994-1997 Associate Director, Technical Division and Head, Accelerator Systems
- 1997-2001 Associate Director, Technical Division and Head, Accelerator Research
- 2001-2002 Associate Director, Technical Division and Head, TD Technical Support
- 2007 Appointed International Linear Collider (ILC) Global Design Effort (GDE) Integration Scientist
- 2010 Retired from SLAC
- 2012 Transitioned to Emeritus status December 1
- In Memory of Ewan Paterson, SLAC Today article, December 19, 2022
- Oral History with Elizabeth Paris, July 17, 1996
- Workshop organizer, International Working Group Next Linear Collider, November 28-December 9, 1988
Publications
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Archival Materials
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