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Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018) was an American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan. Neal was president of the American Physical Society in 2016. He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company, a council member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a director of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation. Neal was the interim President of the University of Michigan in 1996. Neal's research group works as part of the ATLAS experiment hosted at CERN in Geneva.
Neal grew up an African-American in highly segregated Franklin, Kentucky, and was forced to break off relations with a white friend with whom he had bonded over a shared interest in ham radio. He received his B.S. in physics from Indiana University Bloomington in 1961, his M.S. from the University of Michigan in 1963, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1966. From 1976 to 1981, Neal was Dean for Research and Graduate Development at Indiana University, and from 1981 to 1986 he was provost at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Neal served as a Regent for the Smithsonian Institution from 1989 to 2001. He served for 18 years on the board of directors of Ford Motor Company, from 1997 to 2014. Neal also served as a director for the Richard Lounsbery Foundation for 13 years.
Neal held Honorary Doctorates from Indiana University, Michigan State University, the University of Notre Dame.
On 14 Nov 2009, Dr. Neal described the discoveries of spin at the University of Michigan (UM) with a presentation: History of Spin at Michigan.
Professor Neal died on May 23, 2018, at the age of 75.
On 14 April 2023, Professor Neal was honored by the UM dedicating the Homer A. Neal Laboratory to him. The Neal Laboratory is the first academic building on Central Campus to be named after a Black member of the UM community.
Homer Neal was a notable figure in U.S. science policy. From 1980 to 1986, Neal served as a member of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation, the federal agency responsible for the funding of basic research. While on the National Science Board he chaired the committee that produced the board's first comprehensive report on undergraduate science education. He has also served as chairman of the physics advisory committee of the National Science Foundation. Over the course of his career, Neal has delivered testimony on numerous occasions to Congress.
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Homer Neal
Homer Alfred Neal (June 13, 1942 – May 23, 2018) was an American particle physicist and a distinguished professor at the University of Michigan. Neal was president of the American Physical Society in 2016. He was also a board member of Ford Motor Company, a council member of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and a director of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation. Neal was the interim President of the University of Michigan in 1996. Neal's research group works as part of the ATLAS experiment hosted at CERN in Geneva.
Neal grew up an African-American in highly segregated Franklin, Kentucky, and was forced to break off relations with a white friend with whom he had bonded over a shared interest in ham radio. He received his B.S. in physics from Indiana University Bloomington in 1961, his M.S. from the University of Michigan in 1963, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1966. From 1976 to 1981, Neal was Dean for Research and Graduate Development at Indiana University, and from 1981 to 1986 he was provost at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Neal served as a Regent for the Smithsonian Institution from 1989 to 2001. He served for 18 years on the board of directors of Ford Motor Company, from 1997 to 2014. Neal also served as a director for the Richard Lounsbery Foundation for 13 years.
Neal held Honorary Doctorates from Indiana University, Michigan State University, the University of Notre Dame.
On 14 Nov 2009, Dr. Neal described the discoveries of spin at the University of Michigan (UM) with a presentation: History of Spin at Michigan.
Professor Neal died on May 23, 2018, at the age of 75.
On 14 April 2023, Professor Neal was honored by the UM dedicating the Homer A. Neal Laboratory to him. The Neal Laboratory is the first academic building on Central Campus to be named after a Black member of the UM community.
Homer Neal was a notable figure in U.S. science policy. From 1980 to 1986, Neal served as a member of the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation, the federal agency responsible for the funding of basic research. While on the National Science Board he chaired the committee that produced the board's first comprehensive report on undergraduate science education. He has also served as chairman of the physics advisory committee of the National Science Foundation. Over the course of his career, Neal has delivered testimony on numerous occasions to Congress.
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