Robert Ehrlich (physicist)

Robert Ehrlich (born 1938) is an American physicist. He has a Bachelor of Science (ϕβκ)^[1] from Brooklyn College (1959), and a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University (1964), where he participated in the Nobel prize-winning muon neutrino experiment.^[2] From 1963 to 1966 he held a postdoctoral position at the University of Pennsylvania and from 1966 to 1970 he was assistant professor at Rutgers University. In 1970 he accepted a position as associate professor at SUNY New Paltz, where he served as acting chair of the department of physics. From 1977 until his retirement in 2013, he was professor of physics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, having served 15 years as department chair.^[3]

Ehrlich was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1991, "for application of physics to aspects of the nuclear arms race and contributions to public education in physics."^[4] Ehrlich's primary area of scholarship is particle physics. He is also well known for his contributions to science education, particularly with simple physics demonstrations and computer applications in physics education. Another area of his scholarship is energy and the environment, specifically nuclear arms control and renewable energy. His books have been translated into six languages,.^[5]