Bice Sechi-Zorn (1928 – 10 December 1984, Hamburg[1]) was an Italian/American nuclear physicist, and professor at the University of Maryland.

Bice Sechi-Zorn
Born1928 (1928)
Died1984 (aged 55–56)
Alma materUniversity of Cagliari
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland

Life

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She graduated from University of Cagliari. She met her husband, Gus T. Zorn, at the University of Padua.[2] They both worked at the University of Maryland.[3] She was a professor of physics beginning from 1976 to 1984.[4]

A Gus T. Zorn and Bice Sechi-Zorn Professorship in Experimental Physics is named for her.[5]

References

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  1. ^ physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.2814543
  2. ^ "Dr. Gus T. Zorn". University of Maryland Department of Physics. 2002-01-30. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ "Bice Sechi-Zorn, Italian-US physicist". Science Photo Library. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ^ Glasser, Robert G.; Snow, George A. (1985). "Bice Sechi-Zorn". Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics. 38 (4): 101. Bibcode:1985PhT....38d.101G. doi:10.1063/1.2814543. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  5. ^ "maryland live..." College Park Magazine. University of Maryland. 2002-01-30. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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