Professor Emeritus, Physics, 1990-, University of Toronto
Boris Stoicheff was born in Bitol, Yugoslavia, and came to Canada in 1931. He discovered generation of sound by light, and the inverse Raman effect. His professional interests include lasers, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and structure, light scattering processes, two photon absorption, and nonlinear optics. He has received the Gold Medal (Can. Assoc. of Phys.), the Tory Medal (Roy. Soc. of Canada), and the Ives and Meggers Medals (Optical Soc. of America).
B.A.Sc., U. of Toronto, 1947; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., 1950. Prof. of Physics, U. of T., 1964-89; Univ. Prof. 1977-; Chrmn., Engn. Science 1972-77; Postdoctorate Fellow, Dept. of Physics, U. of T. 1950-51; Div. of Pure Physics, Nat. Research Council, Ottawa, 1951-53, & Research Offr. there 1953-64; Visiting Research Scientist, Dept. of Physics, MIT, 1963-64; Vis. Scholar, Dept. of Physics, Stanford Univ., 1977; apptd. to Nat. Research Council of Can. 1977-83; author of over 170 publ. papers in prof. Jrnls.; mem., Cand. Assn. of Physicists (Vice-Pres. 1982, Pres. 1983); Fellow, Optical Soc. Am. (Pres.-elect, 1975; Pres. 1976); Am. Phys. Soc.; Gold Medal, Candn. Assn. Physicists 1974; William F. Meggers Medal, 1981 and Frederic Ives Medal 1983 of Optical Soc. Am.; Henry Marshall Tory Medal of the Roy. Soc. Can. 1989; I. W. Killam Mem. Scholarship 1977-79; Sr. Fellow Massey Coll. 1979-; various honorary degrees and fellowships; UK-Canada Rutherford Lectr. (Roy. Socs. Can. & London) 1989; apptd. to Counc. Assn. Prof. engrs., Ont. 1986-91; Extve. Dir., Ont. Laser & Lightwave Rsch. Ctr. 1988-91.
Sources: Canadian Who's Who, 1993
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