Eric Sheldon

Eric Sheldon
Eric Sheldon
Residence	Oxford, United Kingdom
Nationality	English / USA
Known for	Relativity, Cosmology
Scientific career
Fields	Professor Emeritus of Physics, Professor of Applied Physics

1970-73: Lowell Technological Institute
1973-91: University of Lowell
1991-96: University of Massachusetts - Lowell
1985-88: University Professor, University of Lowell
1994-96: Honors Director, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Emeritus Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Honors Director Emeritus

Visiting Professorships:

1968-69: University of Virginia in Charlottesville
1969-70: University of Texas in Austin
1989: University of Oxford

Education:

Pinner Park Elementary School, London
Harrow County School, London
University of London
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich)
University of Zurich

Academic Degrees:

B.Sc.(General: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
B.Sc.(Special Physics, Honours)
Ph.D. (Science), D.Sc. [London]

Learned Societies:

Senior Fellow: F.R.S.C., F.Inst.P., F.R.A.S., Fellow A.P.S., Fellow A.A.A.S.
Senior Member: A.A.P.T., Royal Instn. Great Britain (M.R.I.), Zurich Physical Society, Mensa

Professional Qualifications:

Chartered Chemist (C.Chem.), Chartered Physicist (C.Phys.)

Research and Other Interests:

Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry, Thermodynamics); Theoretical nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics; Astronomy and astrophysics; Relativity and cosmology.

Refereed professional publications:

4 Textbooks,
1 Textbook translation,
1 edited Conference Proceedings,
1 Encyclopedia Article,
75 Papers,
54 Abstracts,
8 Technical Reports,
Numerous general and professional articles & book reviews.

• "Relativistic Twins or Sextuplets?", Eur. J. Phys. 24, pp. 91-99 (2003). doi: 10.1088/0143-0807/24/1/310.

Private interests:

Classical music (piano, organ, guitar), liturgy, literature, painting.

Sheldone@woods.uml.edu nonworking as of 9/08.