Peter J. Feibelman 是固体物理学家。1967年获加州大学圣迭戈分校物理博士学位。先后在法国萨克莱国家原子核研究中心和美国伊利诺大学厄尔巴那分校做博士后研究。其后有三年时间,在美国纽约州立大学石溪分校任物理学助理教授。1974年后在桑地亚国家实验室,成为技术部门的杰出成员。1989年荣获美国物理学会为表面科学的杰出研究人员设立的戴维逊-革末尔奖。
"A young adviser, only recently on the road to a permanent research position, has a lot to prove, is understandably leery of being shown up by a student or postdoc, and is correspondingly unlikely to be generous with credit for ideas or progress. By contrast, advisers who have already made their mark"
"You have three important tasks in your posdoctoral years: You must decide in what area of science to make your name. You must finish at least one significant project. And, you must establish your identity in the research community sufficiently to land an assistant professorship or a junior position "
"People are largely motivated to spend money by fear, greed, and lust. Life is full of risks."