Cabrera, Blas (original) (raw)
Dates
September 21, 1946 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Cabrera, Blas
Biography
Abstract
Blas Cabrera is a Professor of Physics at Stanford University. Cabrera’s research group searches for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). He comes from a family of physicists including his father, Nicolás Cabrera and his grandfather, Blas Cabrera Felipe.
Important Dates
September 21, 1946Birth, Paris (France).
1968Obtained BS, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Va.).
1975Obtained PhD in Physics, Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1975 – presentResearch Associate (1975-1979); Senior Research Associate (1979-1980); Acting Assistant Professor of Physics (1980-1981); Assistant Professor of Physics (1981-1984); Associate Professor of Physics (1984-1991); Professor of Physics (1991-present); and Chair, Department of Physics (1996-1999), Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1996Fellow, American Physical Society.
2013Awarded Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Cabrera, Blas, 1878-1945
Grandfather.
Cabrera, Nicolás
Father.
Colleagues
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Fairbank, William Martin, 1917-1989
Both employed at Stanford University.
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Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Hänsch, T. W. (Theo W.), 1941-
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Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Meyerhof, Walter E. (Walter Ernst), 1922-
Both employed at Stanford University.
Nelson, Ann E. (Ann Elizabeth)
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Schawlow, Arthur L., 1921-1999
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Stanford University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1975). Research Associate; Senior Research Associate; Acting Assistant Professor of Physics; Assistant Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Chair, Department of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Fellow and received 2013 Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics.
University of Virginia. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1968).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Selected talks from the International Conference on the History of Original Ideas and Basic Discoveries in Particle Physics [sound recording] / 1994.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA