Address
Department of Physics
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
urbach@physics.georgetown.edu
Education
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Amherst College, 1985
M.A., Stanford University, 1988
Ph.D, Stanford University, 1993
Employment
Professor, Department of Physics, Georgetown University, 8/06-present.
Chair, Department of Physics, Georgetown University, 7/00-6/01, 7/04 - 6/07.
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Georgetown University, 7/00-8/06.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Georgetown University, 8/96-6/00.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, 1993-1996.
Supervisor: Harry L. Swinney.
Laboratory Coordinator, Department of Physics, Haverford College, 1985-86.
Department Chair: Jerry P. Gollub
Awards and Honors
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow (2009/10)Professional Service
Distinguished Acheivement in Research Award, Georgetown University (2001)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE, 2000)
NSF CAREER Award (1999-2003)
Junior Faculty Research Fellowship, Georgetown University (1999)
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (1998-99)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (1997-99)
IBM Graduate Fellowship (1990-91)
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Grant (1988-89)
Stifler Prize in Physics, Amherst College (1985)
APS Constitution and Bylaws Committee (2007-10), Chair (2010).
Co-Director, Program on Science in the Public Interest (2006-present).
Secretary-Treasurer, American Physical Society Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (2002-05).
Program Committee, American Physical Society Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (1997-1999).
Departmental Representative to the Georgetown University Executive Faculty (1997-2000) and member, Executive Faculty Steering Committee ( 1999-2000).
Physics Department Graduate Program committee (1998-2006).
Field Committee, Science, Technology and International Affairs Program in the School of Foreign Service (1998-2005).
Steering Committee, Cognitive Science (2000-2008).
Search Commitee, Dean of the Graduate School (2000-01).
Main Campus Planning Committee (2004-2006).