Alexander Abashian Explained

Alexander Abashian (11 March 1930 – 12 February 2014) was an American particle physicist.

Abashian earned a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, and served as an adviser to several doctoral students at Virginia Tech.[1] [2] Prior to joining the Virginia Tech faculty, he taught at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and was a member of the research division within the high-energy physics program of the United States Atomic Energy Commission.[3] Abashian was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1969,[4] and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1985.[5]

Abashian was married to Dorothy VanDeMar until her death in 2009. The couple raised four children.[6] Abashian died on 12 February 2014.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Author "Abashian, Alexander" . 8 August 2023 . Virginia Tech.
  2. News: Browsing ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Abashian, Alexander" . 8 August 2023 . Virginia Tech.
  3. Francia, Sloan and Cooke to be honored by OSA . Physics Today . January 1971 . 24 . 1 . 85 . 10.1063/1.3022538.
  4. News: APS fellow archive . 8 August 2023 . American Physical Society.
  5. Borras . Catherine . AAAS Council Meeting, 1985: AAAS Members Elected as Fellows, 30 May 1985 . Science . 26 July 1985 . 229 . 4711 . 356 . 10.1126/science.229.4711.355. free .
  6. News: Dorothy VanDeMar Abashian . 12 August 2023 . Roanoke Times . 29–30 October 2009. Republished by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on 30 October 2009.
  7. News: Dr. Alexander Abashian . 8 August 2023 . Baltimore Sun . 16 February 2014.

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