Sheldon Schultz

Sheldon Schultz
Schultz in 1972
Born(1933-01-21)January 21, 1933
DiedJanuary 31, 2017(2017-01-31) (aged 84)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego
Thesis Cross-sections for the excitation of the metastable 2s state of atomic hydrogen  (1960)
Doctoral advisor
Doctoral studentsDavid R. Smith

Sheldon "Shelly" Schultz (January 21, 1933 – January 31, 2017) was an American physicist, who was a professor at University of California, San Diego. Best known for his contributions to the discovery of metamaterials and negative-index media, he served as the Director of the Center for Magnetic Recording Research at UCSD from 1990 to 2000.