1.   These will include basic skills as well as specialised competences in areas of applied physics.

2.   A mainstay of the Boston Colloquium at Boston University, Mr. Zucker was also the author of articles on applied physics and on the philosophy of science.

3.   His father, Miguel, received a doctorate in applied physics at Harvard but turned down an offer to teach there.

4.   Instead, he started a consulting firm in applied physics, doing extensive research for the Navy.

5.   Schilling had been recruited by the Peenemeunde team because he held a Ph.D. in applied physics and could be valuable in the development of missiles.

6.   The panel is headed by Dr. Malcolm R. Beasley, a professor of applied physics at Stanford and the former dean of its School of Humanities and Sciences.

7.   Bachelor of Science in applied physics from UCLA.

8.   He is a graduate of Princeton University and received a Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University.