Eugene D. Commins
Eugene Commins | |
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| Born | July 1, 1932 |
| Died | September 26, 2015 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (PhD) |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences (1987) Oersted Medal (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Hyperfine structure of the metastable state of singly ionized helium-3 (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Polykarp Kusch |
| Doctoral students | Hyatt Gibbs Stuart Freedman Steven Chu Persis Drell Philip H. Bucksbaum David DeMille Dmitry Budker |
Eugene David Commins (July 1, 1932 – September 26, 2015) was an American physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1987. He was also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.