Background
DeSilva, Alan W. was born on February 8, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Woodruff and Dorothy Belle (Cole) diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures.
DeSilva, Alan W. was born on February 8, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Woodruff and Dorothy Belle (Cole) diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures.
Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1961.
National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow, The Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, Berkshire., England, 1962-1964; assistant professor physics, U. Maryland., College Park, 1964-1968; associate professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1968-1974; professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1974-1997; professor emeritus, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1997. Consultant Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1963-1981, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1973-1990.
With United States Army, 1954-1956. Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Mochiko Yokoyama, July 27, 1959. Children: Audrey Hope, Eric Woodruff, Eliot General.