Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz (July 4, 1911 – March 2, 2008) was an American physicist, tobacco industry lobbyist, climate change denier and former head of the United States National Academy of Sciences. Seitz was the 4th president of Rockefeller University from 1968 to 1978, and the 17th president of the United States National Academy of Sciences from 1962 to 1969. Seitz was the recipient of the National Medal of Science, NASA's Distinguished Public Service Award, and other honors.
Frederick Seitz | |
|---|---|
| 4th President of the Rockefeller University | |
| In office 1968–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Detlev Bronk |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Lederberg |
| 17th President of the National Academy of Sciences | |
| In office 1962–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Detlev Bronk |
| Succeeded by | Philip Handler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1911 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2008 (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Known for | Wigner–Seitz unit cell |
| Awards | National Medal of Science (1973) Vannevar Bush Award (1983) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Rockefeller University |
| Thesis | A matrix-algebraic development of the crystallographic groups (1934) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eugene Wigner |
| Doctoral students | Franco Bassani Ronald Fuchs Jack Goldman Walter A. Harrison James Stark Koehler |
He founded the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and several other material research laboratories across the United States. Seitz was also the founding chairman of the George C. Marshall Institute, a tobacco industry consultant, and a prominent climate change denier.