Robert A. Gross (physicist), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert A. Gross (physicist)
American physicist
Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1927
Date of Death: 08-Feb-2018
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Robert A. Gross (physicist)
- Robert A.
- Gross (October 31, 1927 – February 8, 2018) was an American physicist. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, and earned a doctorate in applied physics from Harvard University.
- In 1960, Gross joined the Columbia University faculty, where he later became the Percy K.
- and Vida L.
- W.
- Hudson Professor of Applied Physics.
- He was named founding chair of Columbia's department of applied physics and nuclear engineering.
- Gross then led the department of mechanical engineering, and from 1982 to 1990, served as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
- He retired in 1995, having received several awards and honors throughout his career, including the Fulbright Scholarship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as fellowship to both the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
- Gross died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on February 8, 2018, aged 90.
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