Dr. Zimmerman's Resume

ROBERT LEE ZIMMERMAN
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
	1945 Philip High School, Philip, South Dakota 1948 Bachelor of Science, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 1952 Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 1976 Livre Docência, Institute of Physics and Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
	UNITED STATES, FULL TIME: 1947-48 South Dakota School of Mines, Engineering School, Laboratory Assistant 1949 Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Military Laboratory, Research Assistant 1952-54 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Synchrotron Laboratory, Research Assistant 1954-59 Brookhaven National Laboratory, Research Reactor Research Assistant 1960-64 Case Institute of Technology, Physics Department Assistant Professor 1970-71 Jackson State College, Physics Department Associate Professor 1991-2000 Alabama A&M University, Physics Department Research Professor (leave of absence from USP) BRAZIL, FULL TIME: 1961-63 Institute of Atomic Energy, Research Reactor United Nations Expert 1964-67 Institute of Aeronautical Tecnology, Engineering School, Univer. of Michigan Visiting Professor 1967-70 Engineering School of Sao Carlos, Physics Department Fulbright Fellow, Ford Foundation Consultant 1971-84 Institute of Physics and Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Physics Department, Collaborating Professor 1985-00 Science Faculty, University of São Paulo, Full Professor (retired volunteer since September 1998) VISITING PROFESSOR, FULL TIME: 1958-59 CANADA, 14 months, Atomic Energy of Canada Research Reactor 1966 BRAZIL, 8 weeks, Visiting Professor at the Federal Universities at Recife and João Pessoa 1970 USA, 6 weeks, Naval Research Laboratory Non-Linear Optics Division 1975 USA, 6 weeks, Havard Medical Center Boston Children's Hospital 1977 JAPAN, 6 weeks, Institute of Physics and Chemistry Medical Research Center 1982 USA, 6 weeks, Rennsaelar Polytechnical Institute Medical Center 1985 USA, 2 weeks, University of Wisconsin Institute of Medical Physics
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
	1959-60 American Physical Society 1965- Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência 1965- Sociedade Brasileira de Física 1971- Sociedade Brasileira de Cristalografia 1979- Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica 1980- Academia de Ciência do Estado de São Paulo 1983- Associação Brasileira de Físicos em Medicina 1991- Materials Research Society present time
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
1959-60 Chief, Neutron Physics Group, Brookhaven National Laboratory (at Atomic Energy of Canada, Ontario) 1962-63 Vice Chief, Nuclear Physics Group, Institute of Atomic Energy, São Paulo, Brazil 1962-63 Coordenator, Physics II, Physics Department, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio 1964-67 Coordenator, General Physics, University of Michigan Program at Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Brazil 1968 Coordenator, Post Graduate Program, Physics Department, University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil 1968-90 Other administrative positions at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. 1987-92 Chairman, Department of Geology, Physics and Mathematics, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto
THESES ORIENTED:
MASTERS: 1963 Robert Steiglitz, Case Institute of Technology, "Program for Calculating Nuclear Interactions" 1963 Michael Moe, Case Institute of Technology, "Level Spacing in the Reaction K³⁹(p,?)Ca⁴⁰" 1964 Yoshyuti Hukai, Institute of Aeronautical Technology,"Stopping Power for N¹⁴ and C¹² Ions" 1966 Ottilia Rallon, Institute of Aeronautical Technology,"Diffusion of Cobalt in Quartz" 1967 Manoel R. Lima Verde L., Institute of Aeronautical Technology, "Heat Transfer from Fine Wires in Rarified Gases" 1968 Julio Leser, Institute of Aeronautical Technology, "Slow Neutron Scattering in Lead" 1969 Artemio Scalabrin, IFQSC-USP,"Electro-optical Birrefringence" 1971 Hiroko Masaki, Institute of Physics and Chemistry USP, "Electro-optic Effect in CaF₂:Ce³⁺" 1973 Thomas Ghilardi, Institute of Physics and Chemistry USP "Interferometric Piezoelectric Coefficients in Biomaterial" 1978 João M. Povoa, Institute of Physics and Chemistry USP, "Electric Properties of Collagen" 1978 Maria L. Rizzi Starr, Institute of Physics and Chemistry "Piezoelectric Coefficients of Collagen" 1978 Carlos A. T. Suchicital, IFQSC-USP, "Piezoelectric Effects in Synthetic Polymers" 1983 Walter Sakamoto, Institute of Physics and Chemistry USP "Ion-Flux Induced Piezoelectricity" 1984 Joao Sinézio C. Campos, IFQSC-USP, "Compton Current Radiation Detector" 1984 Rolando F. Fernandes, Institute of Physics and Chemistry "Electron Dosimetry in Nonhomogeneous Media" 1988 Jose Renato Rocha, Institute of Physics and Chemistry "X-Ray Dosimetry in Nonhomogeneous Media" 1988 Claudio Carvalho, Institute of Physics and Chemistry "Measurements of the Visoelasticity of the Human Eye" 1990 Paulo Pilz, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters, "Non-Linear Dynamics of the Heart" 1990 Carmen M. Canevaci, FFCLRP-USP, "Angular Displacement Transducer for the Human Knee" 1990 Luiz Goncalves Filho, IFQSC-USP, "Electronic Analogs for Non-Linear Systems" 1996 Maria Nuria Pujoi Andrea Ricarte, FFCLRP-USP Análise de X-Radiação Espalhada em Baixas Energias por Simulação de Monte Carlo" Monte Carlo Simulation of Low Energy X-Ray Scattering 1999 Fransisco de Assis Brandão (in progress) "Physical Characteristics of Polymeric Carbon surfaces" DOCTORS: 1974 Thomas Ghilardi Neto, Institute of Physics and Chemistry USP, "Piezoelectricity and Absorption of Water in Biomaterials" 1986 Gerson Santarine, Institute of Physics and Chemistry USP, "Chemical Reaction Dynamics with a Pulsed Laser" 1989 Jose Antonio Pio Ghilardi, IFQSC-USP, "Slow Neutron Dosimetry with an Electret Detector" 1993 Rolando Fonseca, IFQSC-USP, "Characterization of Hospital Linear Electron Accelerators" 1999 Marcello Goncalves Rodriguez (in progress) "Applications of Polymeric Carbon in Medicine"