Arthur Augustus Broyles

Background

Broyles, Arthur Augustus was born on May 16, 1923 in Atlanta. Son of Richard Johnson and Mary Ruth (Jones) Broyles.

Education

Bachelor of Science with high honors, U. Florida, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1949.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1949-1950; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1959-1961; professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1961-1986; professor emeritus, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1986; staff physicist, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1950-1953; senior physicist in research, Research and Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1953-1959; consultant, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1986. Visiting professor U. Adelaide, Australia, 1980. Member subpanel, nuclear physics panel National Research Company/National Academy Sciences, Washington, 1969.

Achievements

• Arthur Augustus Broyles has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President American Civil Defense Association, Starke, Florida, 1962-1965, member, since 1965. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Fellow American Physical Society.

Member American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Jenna Anne Schneider, December 25, 1943. Children: Rhea Diane, David Charne, Bonnie Sue Rote, Frances Eileen Hare.

Father:

Richard Johnson Broyles

Mother:

Mary Ruth (Jones) Broyles

Spouse:

Jenna Anne Schneider

child:

Frances Eileen Hare Broyles

child:

Rhea Diane Broyles

child:

David Charne Broyles

child:

Bonnie Sue Rote Broyles