Herman Winick, 1932 -

Assistant Director and Professor of Applied Physics (Research), Emeritus, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory

Professional and Biographical Information

• A.B. Columbia College, 1953
• Ph.D. Columbia University, 1957
• Research Associate and Lecturer, University of Rochester, 1957-1959
• Cambridge Electron accelerator, Harvard University, 
  • Staff Physicist,1959-1973
  • Head of Operations Division, 1967-1973
  • Assistant Director, 1973
• Stanford University
  • Senior Research Associate, 1973-1974
  • Professor (Research), Applied Physics, SSRL, 1974-1998
  • Deputy Associate Director, SSRL, 1974-1995
  • Assistant Director, SSRL 1996-1997
• Stanford Profile
• SSRL Biographical sketch (2010)
• Photon Science Faculty profile
• Physics Today Interview (2019)
• Scholars at Risk Network Profile: Herman Winick, October30, 2017

Honors and Awards

• Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1986
• Significant Implication for energy Related Technology in Solid State Physics Winner, US Department of Energy Materials Sciences Research Competition, 1987
• Fellow, American Physical Society (APS), 1987
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1995
• US Particle Accelerator School Prize for Achievement in Accelerator Physics and Technology, 1995
• US Department of Energy Distinguished Associate Award, 2000
• New York Academy of Sciences Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights Award, 2005
• Sakharov Prize, American Physical Society (2010), featured in symmetry
• Instruments of Discovery: Past and Future of Synchrotron Light Sources, A Symposium to Honor Herman Winick: website and slideshow

Publications

• Synchrotron Radiation Research. Herman Winick, S. Doniach. Springer, 1980
• INSPIRE  
• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate

Presentations

• Public Lecture—Synchrotron Radiation: The Light Fantastic (2004)

Archival Materials

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