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Robert J. Birgeneau

AKA Robert Joseph Birgeneau

Born: 1942
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: Canada
Executive summary: Chancellor, UC Berkeley

Wife: Mary Catherine (one son, three daughters)
Son: Michael
Daughter: Catherine
Daughter: Patricia
Daughter: Michelle

    High School: St. Michael's College School, Toronto, Ontario
    University: BSc Mathematics, University of Toronto (1963)
    University: PhD Physics, Yale University (1966)
    Teacher: Instructor, Yale University (1966-67)
    Professor: Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1975-2000)
    Administrator: Dean, School of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1991-2000)
    Administrator: President, University of Toronto (2000-04)
    Administrator: Chancellor, University of California at Berkeley (2004-)

    Bell Laboratories Technical Staff (1968-75)
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1987
    American Association for the Advancement of Science
    American Philosophical Society 2006
    American Physical Society
    Argonne National Laboratory Board of Governors (1992-2001)
    Boston Museum of Science Trustee (1992-2001)
    National Academy of Sciences Foreign Associate (2004)
    Royal Society 2001
    Royal Society of Canada 2002
    United Way


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