FRITZ ROHRLICH

Professor of Physics Emeritus

Department of Physics, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, USA

Email: Rohrlich {at} syr.edu
Phone: 315-443-3901 and 315-446-6817


BRIEF PROFESSIONAL VITA

- 1943: Dipl. Ing. (Electrical Eng.) Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- 1947: M.A. (Theoretical Physics) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- 1948: Ph.D. (Theoretical Physics) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- 1949-49: Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ
- 1949-51: Research Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- 1951-53: Lecturer, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- 1953-63: Associate Professor to Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- 1958-59: Visiting Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- 1963-91: Professor, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- 1991- present: Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

One-semester visiting appointments

- Spring 1967: Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Spring 1974: University of Graz, Graz, Austria (Fulbright Professor)
- Spring 1981: UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
- Fall 1990: Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Honors

- Phi Beta Kappa (honorary since 1983)
- Sigma Xi scientific honorary society (since 1948)
- Fellow, American Physical Society (since 1957)
- Fulbright Lecturer, University of Graz, Austria (1974)
- Doctor of Natural Sciences (honorary) University of Graz, Austria (1996)
- Outstanding Referee, The American Physical Society, 15 February 2009

An extended biography by Max Jammer is published in Foundations of Physics 24 (February 1994) pp. 209-216.

The present website is primarily meant to facilitate orientation and access to some of my research. For well over half a century, I have published papers and books ranging widely over diverse topics. Those acquainted with one of my research fields may well not be aware of my other fields. These fields range from current problems to issues of historical interest. Some research problems experienced revival after a number of years. I am listing here only a small selection of my publications, those of special interest in current research or those that became historically important. Most contain brief annotations.