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Biographical Information about the Committee
Pages 122-128

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From page 122...
... Before coming to Harvard as professor of applied physics in 1950, he had been associate head of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory of General Electric in Schenectady, New York, from 1946 to 1950. Trained originally as a theoretical physicist at Yale, Cambridge, and Harvard universities, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, and is a former president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1970-1975~.
From page 123...
... 123 Foster is a member of the National Academy of lI. NORMAN ABRAMSON is a retired executive vice president of Southwest Research Institute.
From page 124...
... During this time, he also provided consulting services in applied physics and magnetic fusion to the Atomic Energy Commission, Energy Research and Development Administration, Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Nuclear Society, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
From page 125...
... Department of Commerce's Semiconductor Technology Advisory Committee and chairs a working group of the Department of Defense's advisory group on electron devices. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has held a variety of positions in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
From page 126...
... Mayo is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He received the IEEE's Alexander Graham Bell Medal, Simon Ramo Medal, and C&C Prize.
From page 127...
... He has served as an officer in some of the nation's prominent scientific and education organizations and currently serves on the executive board of the Council of Deans of the American Society of Engineering Education. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
From page 128...
... in international relations in 1989. Before joining the NAE, he was an instructor in political economy at Oberlin College (1986-1987)


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