Risa Wechsler

American physicist
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Risa Wechsler

Summary

Risa Wechsler is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Seattle[2]. She worked as a physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Risa Wechsler's place of birth was Seattle[2].
  • Risa Wechsler held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Risa Wechsler worked as a physicist[3].
  • Risa Wechsler worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Risa Wechsler's field of work was physics[7].
  • Risa Wechsler was employed by Stanford University[8].
  • Risa Wechsler was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Risa Wechsler's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Cruz[10].
  • Risa Wechsler received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[11].
  • Risa Wechsler received the Gregory Amadon Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[12].
  • Risa Wechsler received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13].
  • Risa Wechsler received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Risa Wechsler was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Risa Wechsler's image is recorded as Risa Wechsler 2024 (cropped).jpg[16].
  • Risa Wechsler is recorded as female[17].
  • Risa Wechsler's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Risa Wechsler's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170593095[19].
  • Risa Wechsler's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011068443[20].
  • Risa Wechsler's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-2229-011X[21].
  • Risa Wechsler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fp993h[22].
  • Risa Wechsler's family name is recorded as Wechsler[23].
  • Risa Wechsler's given name is recorded as Risa[24].
  • Risa Wechsler's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/risa-wechsler[25].
  • Risa Wechsler's work location is recorded as Stanford[26].
  • Risa Wechsler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Risa Wechsler was born in Seattle[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of California, Santa Cruz[10], a campus[32], in United States[33], founded in 1965[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3] and university teacher[4]. Risa Wechsler's field of work was physics[7]. She was employed by Stanford University[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[11], a fellowship award[35]; Gregory Amadon Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[12]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13], a fellowship award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1874[38]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14], a fellowship award[39].

Why It Matters

Risa Wechsler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Risa Wechsler born?

Born in Seattle[2], Risa Wechsler…

What did Risa Wechsler do for work?

Risa Wechsler worked as physicist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Risa Wechsler go to school?

Risa Wechsler was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9] and University of California, Santa Cruz[10].

What awards did Risa Wechsler receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[11], Gregory Amadon Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[12], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].

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  11. [8] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . news.stanford.edu. Retrieved . news.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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