1998 APS Fellows
Alphabetically Listed R - Z

Rahman, Talat Shahnaz
Kansas State University
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For theoretical studies of surface dynamics.

Rehm, Karl Ernst
Argonne National Lab.
Nuclear Physics
For decisive clarification of the reaction mechanisms in the interaction and fusion of heavy ions and the development of radioactive beams for measurements of importance to explosive nucleosynthesis.

Rigden, John S.
American Institute of Physics
Forum on History of Physics
In recognition of his distinguished historical research, and his devotion to the advancement of physics through education, administration, and public service.

Rimai, Donald S.
Eastman Kodak Company
Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
For his contributions in the fields of particle adhesion and electrophotography.

Rizzo, Thomas Ralph
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Chemical Physics
For development and application of double resonance and infrared photodissociation techniques to studying unimolecular reactions and vibrational spectroscopy.

Robinson, Robert Alan
Los Alamos National Laboratory
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies of magnetic structures.

Rose, Harvey A.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Plasma Physics
For seminal contributions to the linear and nonlinear theory of laser induced instabilities in plasmas and the role of Langmuir turbulence in the saturation of these instabilities.

Rosenzweig, James Benjamin
U.C.L.A.
Physics of Beams
For experimental and theoretical work on plasma wakefield acceleration and focusing techniques, and developments in the theory and diagnosis of high brightness, short pulse electron beams.

Rubinstein, Roy
Fermilab
Forum on International Physics
For his leadership on behalf of Fermilab, US physics organizations and international physics organizations to strengthen collaboration among physicists of the world.

Ruggiero, Alessandro G.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Physics of Beams
For contributions to accelerator theory, including instabilities and nonlinear dynamics; to accelerator complex designs notably the Antiproton Source and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; and to accelerator architecture investigation of Spallation Neutron Sources.

Ryutov, Dmitri D.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Forum on International Physics
For his long-continued contributions to the diverse areas of fusion plasma and astrophysical research, in a career characterized by exceptional analytical skills and innovative ideas.

Rzazewski, Kazimierz
Polish Academy of Sciences
Laser Science
For creative application of the methods of quantum optics to frontier problems of strong-field and atomic physics.

Sai-Halasz, George Anthony
IBM, T.J. Watson Research Center
Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
For his applications of physics in seminal contributions to microelectronics.

Sales, Brian Craig
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Materials Physics
For development of important new materials for: (a) the storage of nuclear waste, and (b) the generation of electrical power.

Salin, Antoine Beno
Universite Bordwaux I
DAMOP (Atomic, Molecular, Optical)
For fundamental contributions to the theory of ion-atom collisions including the development of CDW method for the description of charge transfer, and elucidation of the role of dynamic correlation.

Sauls, James Avery
Northwestern University
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For contributions to theories of unconventional superfluidity and superconductivity.

Scheffler, Matthias
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Materials Physics
For significant contributions to elucidating atomic-scale structures in solids and solid surfaces by first-principles approaches.

Schenck, John Frederic
General Electric Corp. R&D Center
Biological Physics
For contributions to the physics of magnetic resonance imaging.

Schmidt, Arnold J.
Technical University of Vienna
Laser Science
For his contributions to ultrafast optics and leadership role in the funding of scientific research in Austria.

Schrader, David M.
Marquette University
DAMOP (Atomic, Molecular, Optical)
In recognition of significant contributions to the discovery of positron-atoms and positron-molecules.

Schutz, Bernart Fredrick
Albert Einstein Institute
Gravitational Topical Group
For his pioneering work in the theory of gravitational radiation, for the discovery of new instabilities in rotating, relativistic stars, and for elucidating how gravitational-wave observations can reveal astrophysical and cosmological information.

Schwettman, Harry Alan
Stanford University
Physics of Beams
For contributions in the development and applications of superconducting radio frequency accelerators and free-electron lasers.

Scott, Steven Douglas
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Plasma Physics
For definitive experimental investigations of the cross-field transport physics of heat, particles, and angular momentum in tokamak plasma.

Serene, Joseph W.
Georgetown University
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For contributions to theories of the normal and superfluid states of quantum liquids and strongly correlated electronic materials.

Shafi, Qaisar
University of Delaware
Particles & Fields
For contributions to the understanding of physics and cosmology, helping to understand influences on the early development of the universe and subsequent structure formation.

Shanabrook, Benjamin Victor
Naval Research Laboratory
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For experimental studies of semiconductor quantum wells and superlattices.

Shapiro, Stuart Louis
University of Illinois
Astrophysics
For his broad contributions to theoretical astrophysics and general relativity, including the physics of black holes, neutron stars, and large N-body dynamical systems, and his pioneering use of supercomputers to explore these areas.

Sherrill, Bradley Marc
Michigan State University
Nuclear Physics
For his contributions to the field of radioactive beams, especially for development of innovative ion-optical techniques, and for their use in the measurement of breakup momentum distributions and obtaining their relation to the momentum wavefunctions of weakly bound nuclei.

Shimony, Abner
Boston University
Forum on History of Physics
For his original contributions both to general questions in the philosophy of science, and to the analysis of nonlocality in quantum mechanics.

Shraiman, Boris I.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For theoretical contributions to statistical physics as applied to the non-linear dynamics of fluids and to magnetism.

Sobel, Henry Wayne
University of Calif., Irvine
Particles & Fields
For many contributions to the study of neutrino physics and the investigation of nucleon stability.

Sokol, Paul E.
Pennsylvania State University
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For neutron scattering studies of 3He and 4He.

Souder, Paul
Syracuse University
Nuclear Physics
For precise measurements of the effects of electroweak interactions in few-body systems, leading to fundamental information about muonium, muonic helium, and the spin structure of the nucleon.

Stephens, Peter Wesley
SUNY Stony Brook
Materials Physics
For determination of the structure of fullerene materials and elucidation of the relationships between their structures and physical properties.

Stewart, Donald Scott
University of Illinois
Fluid Dynamics
For fundamental contributions to the theory of chemically reactive flows, especially concerning the dynamics of multi-dimensional detonations.

Swartz, Morris L.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Particles & Fields
For contributions to high precision experimental studies of the electroweak interaction at high energy.

Tang, Ching W.
Eastman Kodak Company
Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
For his pioneering work in organic light emitting diodes.

Tejedor, Carlos
University Autonoma de Madrid
Forum on International Physics
For his contributions to the understanding of the electronic band structure and collective phenomena in semiconductors and low-dimensionality structures, and for his influence on the development of condensed-matter physics in Spanish-speaking countries.

Thaler, Jon J.
University of Illinios
Particles & Fields
For contributions to the development of hardware and software systems for large collider detectors.

Thielemann, Friedrich K.
University of Basel
Astrophysics
For his work at the interface of nuclear physics and astrophysics and the applications to stellar nucleosynthesis, Type Ia and Type II Supernovae, as well as the r- and rp-process

Thomas, Valerie
Princeton University
Forum on Physics & Society
For her efforts to build an active interface between the science of materials and pollutants, and the avenues mechanisms necessary to build sound management strategies, and to build international networks of environmental science and policy researchers.

Tibbetts, Gary George
General Motors R & D Center
Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
For his pioneering research which led to the discovery of vapor-phase growth of carbon fibers from natural gas and for his subsequent significant researches on the properties and applications of these fibers.

Ting, Antonio C.
Naval Research Laboratory
Plasma Physics
In recognition of his seminal experimental and theoretical contributions tot the field of ultra high intensity laser interactions.

Tiwari, Sandip
IBM Watson Research Center
Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
For contributions to understanding of device physics and for innovations in small electronics and optical devices with strong quantum confinement.

Tornow, Werner
Duke University
Nuclear Physics
For his contributions to few-nucleon physics, especially his measurements with polarized neutron beams and their precise determination of the n-n scattering length.

Urry, Claudia Megan
Space Telescope Science Institute
Astrophysics
For pioneering studies of the nature of Active Galactic Nuclei through multi-wavelength observational campaigns and the elucidation of unified models.

Valls, Oriol Tomas
University of Minnesota
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For contributions to the theory of unconventional Cooper paring and to the theory of nonequilibrium phenomena in liquids.

van Hemmen, Jan Leonard
Technical University of Munich
Biological Physics
For theoretically resolving learning in spatio-temporal neuronal activity with specific application to the barn owl's sound localization.

Vinokur, Valerii M.
Argonne National Laboratory
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For contributions to the theory of vortex pinning and dynamics in a random environment.

Von Klitzing, Klaus
Max-Planck Institute - Stuttgart
APS
For the discovery of the quantized Hall effect.

Wadehra, Jogindra Mohan
Wayne State University
DAMOP (Atomic, Molecular, Optical)
For extensive contributions to theoretical atomic and molecular physics, notably studies of the dissociative electron attachment process, scattering of positrons by atoms, and the transport of electrons in gases.

Walther, Herbert
Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
Laser Science
In recognition of his fundamental contributions to the quantum optics of atoms.

Ward, Bennie Franklin Leon

University of Tennessee
Particles & Fields
For contributions to the understanding of radiative corrections required for precision electroweak studies in electron-positron collisions.

Weiler, Margaret Horton
Lockheed Martin
Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
For fundamental contributions to HgCdTe infrared detector and GaAs microwave device technologies, in the development and experimental validation of new physical models for semiconductor device properties and their influence on system applications.

Weinberger, Peter
Technische Universitat
Forum on International Physics
For the development of techniques for relativistic electron structure calculations and their application.

Weiss, Robert A.
University of Connecticut
High Polymer Physics
For outstanding contributions to the understanding of viscoelastic and phase equilibria in high polymers, especially in ionomeric and liquid crystalline high polymers.

West, Roy N.
University of Texas, Arlington
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For contributions to the development of positron annihilation spectroscopy.

White, Steven R.
University of Calif., Irvine
Computational Physics
For the development of the density matrix renormalization group method which provides a powerful numerical technique for investigating the properties of strongly correlated electron systems.

White, Carter T.
Naval Research Laboratory
Chemical Physics
For theoretical contributions to materials chemistry problems including carbon-based conductors and energetic materials.

Wiescher, Michael C. F.
University of Notre Dame
Nuclear Physics
For his productive work both in laboratory nuclear astrophysics measurements and in connecting those results to specific astrophysical sites.

Wilson, Kenneth G.
The Ohio State University
APS
For his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions.

Winkler, Peter
University of Nevada, Reno
DAMOP (Atomic, Molecular, Optical)
For development of innovative theoretical methods to describe many-body effects in atomic structure and atomic interactions in plasma environments.

Wodkiewicz, Krzysztof
Warsaw University
Laser Science
For key contributions to our understanding of the role of stochastic processes in nonlinear optical resonance, and for path-breaking studies of the operational approach to quantum phase-space measurements.

Wollan, David S.
US Arms Control & Disarmament Agency
Forum on Physics & Society
For leadership in the arms control of both offensive and defensive strategic arms, combining deep technical analysis with legal and diplomatic expertise regarding the SALT II, START I, and ABM treaties.

Yaffe, Laurence G.
University of Washington
Particles & Fields
For work on finite temperature gauge field theory and on non-perturbative approximations to quantum field theory.

Yang, Guozhen
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Forum on International Physics
For his achievements in optics computing and laser physics, his outstanding accomplishments in scientific management, and his significant contributions to international exchanges.

Yodh, Arjun Gaurang
University of Pennsylvania
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For contributions to the use of diffusing light fields in studies of the structural, dynamical, and spectroscopic properties of highly scattering materials.

Yoh, John
Fermilab
Particles & Fields
For contributions to the discovery of the Upsilon resonance indicating the existence of the b-quark.

Yuan, Jian-Min
Drexel University
Chemical Physics
For the application of nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory to the understanding of atomic and molecular processes, particularly laser-induced molecular dissociation and ionization.

Zeilinger, Anton
University of Innsbruck
DAMOP (Atomic, Molecular, Optical)
For elucidating and extending the mystery of the quantum phenomena of interference and entanglement by elegant experiments with neutrons, atoms, and photon pairs together with new theoretical insights.

Zhang, Zhenyu
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Materials Physics
For original and innovative contributions to the understanding of thin-film growth mechanisms and kinetic/dynamical processes at surfaces.

Zimmerman, Jr., William
University of Minnesota
DCMP (Condensed Matter)
For research on macroscopic quantum properties and vorticity in superfluid 4HE.