Arno Penzias
Curriculum Vitae
| Career Profile |
| 1998–current: Venture Partner, New Enterprise Associates |
| 1998: Retired from Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs |
| 1996–1998: Vice President & Chief Scientist, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations |
| 1995–1996: Vice President & Chief Scientist, AT&T Bell Laboratories |
| 1981–1995: Vice President Research |
| 1979–1981: Executive Director, Communications Sciences Research Division |
| 1976–1979: Director, Radio Research Laboratory |
| 1972–1976: Head, Radio Physics Research |
| 1969–1972: Supervisor |
| 1961–1972: Member Technical Staff |
| Education |
| 1954: B.S. City College of NY (Physics) |
| 1958: M.A. Columbia University (Physics) |
| 1962: Ph.D. Columbia University (Physics) |
| Honorary Degrees |
| 1976: Paris Observatory |
| 1979: Rutgers University |
| 1979: Wilkes College |
| 1979: City College of NY |
| 1979: Yeshiva University |
| 1983: Bar Ilan University |
| 1984: Monmouth College |
| 1986: Technion |
| 1986: University of Pittsburgh |
| 1986: Ball State University |
| 1986: Kean College |
| 1988: Ohio State University |
| 1988: Iona College |
| 1989: Drew University |
| 1990: Lafayette College |
| 1990: Columbia University |
| 1992: The George Washington University |
| 1992: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 1992: University of Pennsylvania |
| 1994: Bloomfield College |
| 1997: Ranken Technical College |
| 1997: Hebrew Union College |
| 2002: Oxford University |
| Awards |
| 1977: Herschel Medal, Royal Astronomical Society |
| 1977: Henry Draper Medal, National Academy Science |
| 1978: Nobel Prize in Physics |
| 1979: Edison Lecturer, U.S. NRL |
| 1979: Kompfner Lecturer, Stanford University |
| 1979: Townsend Harris Medal, CCNY |
| 1980: Gamow Lecturer, University of Colorado |
| 1983: Newman Award, City College of New York |
| 1983: Jansky Lecturer, National Rad. Astronomical Observatory |
| 1983: Joseph Handleman Prize in the Sciences |
| 1984: Grad Faculties Alumni Award, Columbia |
| 1985: Big Brothers Incorporated, of New York City Achievement in Science Award |
| 1985: Michelson Memorial Lecturer, US Naval Academy |
| 1987: Grace Adams Tanner Lecture, Southern Utah State College |
| 1987: Klopsteg Lecture, Northwestern University |
| 1987: National Science Foundation Distinguished Lecturer |
| 1989: Priestly Award, Dickinson College |
| 1990: Regents’ Lecture, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1990: University Distinguished Lecture, State University of NY at Stony Brook |
| 1990: American Physics Society Pake Prize |
| 1990: Honorary Member IEEE |
| 1991: NJ Literary Hall of Fame |
| 1991: Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, National University of Singapore |
| 1992: Pender Award, School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1996: Einstein Lecturer, Princeton |
| 1996: NJ Science/Technology Medal |
| 1997: Fellow Award, International Engineering Consortium |
| 1998: Industrial Research Institute Medalist |
| Key Interests |
| Basic and applied science, technology innovation and its impacts, helping inventors and entrepreneurs. |
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| Societies and Professional Groups |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| American Astronomical Society |
| American Physical Society |
| National Academy of Engineering |
| National Academy of Sciences |
| World Academy of Art and Science |
| Affiliations |
| 2004–Current: Board of Directors, Konarka Technologies |
| 1999–Current: Board of Directors, Alien Technologies |
| 1997–1999: Board of Directors, Home Wireless Networks |
| 1997–2000: Board of Directors, Fibex Technologies |
| 1997–1998: Board of Directors, Commercial Data Servers |
| 1996–1999: Board of Directors, Warpspeed Communications |
| 1996–2000: Board of Directors, LCC International |
| 1995–1996: Board of Directors, Duracell |
| 1992–2000: Board of Directors, A. D. Little |
| 1989–Current: Council on Competitiveness |
| 1983–1994: Union of Councils for Soviet Jews Advisory Board |
| 1982–1990: NSF Industrial Panel on Science & Technology |
| 1975–Current: Committee of Concerned Scientists; (1976–Current: Vice Chairman) |
* This CV was provided by the Laureate in June 2005.
Arno Penzias died on 22 January 2024.
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