Alvin William Trivelpiece

Background

Trivelpiece, Alvin William was born on March 15, 1931 in Stockton, California, United States. Son of Alvin Stevens and Mae (Hughes) Trivelpiece.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo, 1953; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1958.

Career

Fulbright scholar, Delft (Netherlands) U., 1958-1959; assistant professor, then associate professor, University of California at Berkeley, 1959-1966; professor physics, U. Maryland., 1966-1976; on leave as assistant director for research division controlled thermonuclear research, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, 1973-1975; vice president, Maxwell laboratories Inc., San Diego, 1976-1978; corporation vice president, Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla, California, 1978-1981; director, Office of Energy Research, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1981-1987; Executive officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, 1987-1988; director, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, since 1989; vice president, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, 1989-1995; vice president, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, 1995; president, Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, since 1996. Head delegate joint NAS and Soviet Academy Sciences meeting and conference on energy and global ecological problems, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1989. Chairman mathematics science educational board NAS, 1990-1993.

Chairman coordinating county for education National Research Council, 1991-1993, member Commision on Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Applications, 1993-1996. Board directors Bausch &Lomb, Inc., Rochester, New York, since 1989. Member Tennessee Science and Technology Advisory Commission, 1993-1996, chairman, since 1996.

Advising committee Federal Networking Council, 1992-1996. Chairman and president Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, since 1998.

Achievements

• Alvin William Trivelpiece has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, corporate executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Outstanding Engineer award region 3 1995), American Physical Society. Member American Association of University Professors, National Academy of Engineering, American Nuclear Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Capital Hill Club, National Press Club, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Shirley Ann Ross, March 23, 1953. Children: Craig Evan, Steve Edward, Keith Eric.

Father:

Alvin Stevens Trivelpiece

Mother:

Mae (Hughes) Trivelpiece

Spouse:

Shirley Ann Ross

child:

Keith Eric Trivelpiece

child:

Steve Edward Trivelpiece

child:

Craig Evan Trivelpiece