Max G. Lagally

American physicist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican physicist
PlacesUnited States of America
isScientist Physicist
Work fieldScience
Gender
Male
Birth1942
Age83 years
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Pennsylvania State University
Awards
Fellow of the American Physical Society 
Medard W. Welch Award1991
Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics1995
MRS Medal Award1994
The details

Biography

Max G. Lagally is Erwin W. Mueller Professor and Bascom Professor of Surface Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Education

He received his BS (physics) 1963, Pennsylvania State University, his MS (physics) 1965, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and his Ph.D. (physics) 1968, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Awards and honors

  • His works were cited more than 11,000 times.
  • Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000.
  • Elected to Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999.
  • Elected a member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher - Leopoldina (the German National Academy of Science) in 1999.
  • Outstanding Science Alumnus Award, Pennsylvania State University, 1996.
  • Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society, 1995.
  • Welch Award, AVS, 1991.
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