Sam Treiman

Sam Treiman
Born
Sam Bard Treiman

(1925-05-27)May 27, 1925
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1999(1999-11-30) (aged 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern University
University of Chicago
Known forGoldberger–Treiman relation
Callan–Treiman relation
Coining the term "Standard Model"
AwardsOersted Medal (1985)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Doctoral advisorEnrico Fermi
John Alexander Simpson
Doctoral students

Sam Bard Treiman (/ˈtrmən/; May 27, 1925 – November 30, 1999) was an American theoretical physicist who produced research in the fields of cosmic rays, quantum physics, plasma physics, and gravity physics. He made contributions to the understanding of the weak interaction and he and his students are credited with developing the Standard Model of elementary particle physics. He was a Higgins professor of physics at Princeton University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and member of the JASON Defense Advisory Group. He was a student of Enrico Fermi and John Alexander Simpson Jr. Treiman published articles on quantum mechanics, plasmas, gravitation, condensed matter and the history of physics.