Steven Kahn
Professional Academic History
Assistant Professor of Physics, Columbia University, 1982-1984; Assistant Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-1987; Associate Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1990; Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1989-1990; Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 1990-1998, University of California, Berkeley; Professor of Physics, Columbia University, 1995- 2001; I.I. Rabi Professor of Physics, Columbia University, 2001-2003; Professor of Physics (Stanford) and PPA (SLAC), and Deputy Director, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2003-present; Principal Investigator for U.S. participation, XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer, 1987-present.
Areas of Interest and Research
Engaged in a diverse program of research in high energy astrophysics, including experimental, observational, and theoretical components. Research interests include work in high resolution X-ray spectroscopy, and experimental cosmology.
Education
Awards & Honors
Elected to Fellowship, American Physical Society, 1991. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), 2012.
