Peter Goldreich
Division of Geology and Planetary Science
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125

Peter Goldreich is currently the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at Caltech. He recieved his B.S. (in Engineering Physics) and his Ph.D. (in Physics) from Cornell University in 1960 and 1963.

His professional experience includes: Instructor, Cornell University, summers 1961-1963; Postdoctoral Fellow, Cambridge University, 1963-1964; Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Geophysics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1966; Associate Professor, 1966; Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1966-1969; Professor, 1969; Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, 1981.

Peter Goldreich's honors include: Woodrow Wilson Honorary Fellowship, 1960-1961; Andrew Dixon White Fellowship, 1960-1961; National Foundation Fellowship, 1961-1963; National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1963-1964; Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1968-1970; Elected National Academy of Sciences, 1972; Elected American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1973; Henry Norris Russell Lecturer of the American Astronomical Society, 1979; California Scientist of the Year, 1981; Chapman Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1985; Dirk Brouwer Award of the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society, 1986; Amos de Shalit Lecturer at the Weitzmann Institute, 1986; Thomas Gold Lecturer at Cornell University, 1987; Regents Fellow, Smithsonian Institution of Washington, 1988-1990; Miller Professorship, University of California at Berkeley, 1990; Kuiper Prize of the Division for Planetary Science, American Astronomical Society, 1992; Morris Loeb Lecturer, Harvard University, 1992; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1993; National Medal of Science, 1995