Richard R. Freeman

Richard R. Freeman
Born
Richard Reiling Freeman

(1944-11-13)November 13, 1944
DiedMarch 25, 2024(2024-03-25) (aged 79)
OccupationsPhysicist, academic and researcher
TitleEmeritus Edward Teller Professor of Applied Science
AwardsFellow, Optical Society of America
Fellow, American Physical Society
Academic background
EducationB.S., physics
A.M., physics
Ph.D., physics
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Harvard University
Doctoral advisorNorman Ramsey
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
Ohio State University
University of California, Davis

Richard Reiling Freeman (November 13, 1944 – March 25, 2024) was an American physicist, academic and researcher. He was an affiliated professor of physics at the University of Washington, a distinguished emeritus professor of mathematical and physical science at Ohio State University, and an emeritus Edward Teller Professor of Applied Science at University of California, Davis.

Freeman’s research specialized in high energy density physics. He authored over 350 peer-reviewed research papers and holds six patents in the fields of lithography and laser processing. His graduate textbook, Electromagnetic Radiation, was published in 2019.

He was a fellow of American Physical Society (APS) and Optical Society of America.