Kroemer (Herbert) papers, 1965-2019

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Summary

Title:
Herbert Kroemer papers
Dates:
1965-2019
Abstract:
Papers of Herbert Kroemer, former German electrical engineer, physicist, and innovator. These papers include personal files, course materials, awards and recognitions, written works, correspondence, research, lecture notes, photographs and slides, audio visual materials, posters, and born-digital materials.
Extent:
25.84 Linear Feet (18 cartons, 5 doc boxes, 5 flatboxes, 2 shoeboxes, 6 posters, 23 microcassettes, 11 VHS cassettes, 1 film, 1 computer disk, 5 CDs)
Language:
English , German .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Herbert Kroemer papers, UArch FacP 42. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Herbert Kroemer, UCSB professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics. Collection includes lecture notes and other course materials, written works, correspondence, lab notes, photographs, reports, and awards and recognitions including his Nobel prize medal. Also included are 23 recorded lectures on microcassettes, video cassettes, an audio reel, and some born-digital materials.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Herbert Kroemer (August 25, 1928 - March 8, 2024) was a German American physicist and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics. He also was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2001, the highest award given by the German government; the IEEE Medal of Honor in 2002 for contributions to high-frequency transistors, and hot-electron devices; and the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 2001.

In 1952, Kroemer received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of Göttingen, Germany. Prior to joining the faculty at University of California, Santa Barbara; he worked at RCA Laboratories from 1954-1957 in Princeton, New Jersey; and Varian Associates from 1959-1966 in Palo Alto, California. From 1968-1976, Kroemer taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado. In 1976, Kroemer became a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Materials. He became Professor Emeritus in 2012.

In 1997, Kroemer was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for conception of the semiconductor heterostructure transistor and laser, and for leadership in semiconductor materials technology. He also became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2003.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kroemer https://chancellor.ucsb.edu/memos/2024-03-12-sad-news-professor-emeritus-herbert-kroemer

Acquisition information:
Gift of Herbert Kroemer, 2004; and Ursula Leimbach and Angela Sherwin, 2024.
Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into nine series by topic and format. The physical files have been kept in original order by Kroemer.

  • Series 1: Personal Papers
  • Series 2: Awards and Recognitions
  • Series 3: Correspondence
  • Series 4: Manuscript Materials
  • Series 5: Research
  • Series 6: Professional Materials
  • Series 7: Photographs and slides
  • Series 8: Audio Visual Materials
  • Series 9: Born-Digital Materials

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Holly Snyder, 2025.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-05 15:43:38 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research; however, the audio-visual and born-digital materials must be reformatted for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Herbert Kroemer papers, UArch FacP 42. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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