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IL SR2430

Resolution

Status

Passed

12/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Scott Bennett

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Origin

Senate

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Jeremiah David Sullivan of Urbana passed away on July 7, 2016; he was born November 15, 1938 in Norwood, Massachusetts
  • Earned bachelor's degree in physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology (1960) as an Alfred P. Sloan Scholar and Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University (1964)
  • Joined University of Illinois Physics Department as associate professor in 1967, became professor in 1973, served as department head for six years before retiring in July 2006
  • From 1974 to 2011, spent six weeks each summer as member of JASON, a group of scientists providing expert technical analyses to U.S. government on national security issues
  • Served on numerous influential committees including Department of Energy's High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, National Nuclear Security Administration Advisory Committee, and Arms Control Association Board of Directors; elected Fellow of American Physical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science; received 2000 Leo Szilard Award
  • Illinois Senate expresses sympathy for his passing and mourns the loss alongside his family and friends

Legislative Description

MEMORIAL - JEREMIAH SULLIVAN

Last Action

Resolution Adopted

12/1/2016

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