Perry B. Wilson 1927 - 2013
Professor (Emeritus), Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Professional and Biographical Information
- B.S. Physics, Washington State University, 1950
- M.S. Physics, Washington State University, 1952
- Ph.D Physics, Stanford University, 1958
- Research Associate, Stanford, 1957 - 1958
- Staff Physicist, Linfield Research Institute, McMinnville, Oregon, 1958 - 1959
- Research Associate, High Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, 1959-1964
- Associate Director of Operations, High-Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford, 1964 - 1968
- Senior Research Associate, High-Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford, 1966 - 1969
- Senior Research Associate, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 1969-1974
- Adjunct Professor, SLAC, Stanford, 1974 -1983
- Scientific Associate, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, 1977-1978 (on leave from Stanford University)
- Professor, SLAC, Stanford, 1983 - 1997
- Professor (Emeritus), SLAC, Stanford, 1997 - 2013
- Tribute written by Gregory Loew
Awards and Honors
- Received 1991 IEEE Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award, with David Farkas, for invention of SLED, SLAC Energy Development radio- frequency pulse compression system. (Article about SLED here, on page 5)
- Received 50-year service award in February 2008
Publications and Presentations
- Perry B. wilson publications listed and linked in inSPIRE; and also in Google Scholar
- Perry B. Wilson inSPIRE Author Profile
- ML-527. Notes on trajectory modulated microwave devices. Perry B. Wilson. June 1958. Stanford University, Ginzton Lab.
Archival Materials
Perry Wilson papers held by the SLAC Archives, History & Records Office are currently being processed, and are not yet open for research. SLAC staff may access descriptions of his papers by clicking this link and entering his last name in the search box at the upper right on that page.
Perry B. Wilson papers held by Stanford University are described online in the Guide to the Stanford University, Department of Physics, Oral Exam Questions SC1167
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