Background
Guenther, Arthur Henry was born on April 20, 1931 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Gregory and Florence B. (Roberts) Guenther.
scientist governmental advisor
Guenther, Arthur Henry was born on April 20, 1931 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Gregory and Florence B. (Roberts) Guenther.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Rutgers University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry-Physics, Pennsylvania State University, 1957; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Albuquerque, 1973.
Director pulse power laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1959-1962;
director material dynamics laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1962-1965;
science advisor, chief simulation and pulsed power group, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1965-1966;
chief science support group, science advisor, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1966-1969;
chief technical division Air Force weapons laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1969-1970;
science director technical division, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1970-1974;
chief scientist Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 1974-1988;
chief scientist for advanced defense technical, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1988-1991;
science advisor laboratory development, Sandia National laboratories, 1991-1997;
science advisor to Governor of New Mexico, 1988-1994;
chairman science and technical commercialization committee, New Mexico
professor Center for High Technology Materials, U. New Mexico, since 1997. Vice chairman, chairman Gordon Research Conference, 1970-1971. Chairman permanent science committee International Symposium on Discharges and Elec.
Insulation in Vacuum;chairman international steering committee International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, since 1991. Founder, co-chairman, board directors, president annual Symposium onOptical Materials for High Power Lasers, since 1969. Chair International Society for Optical Engineering OE Laser,1992.
Member of advisory committee several North Atlantic Treaty Organization advanced study institutions, science director North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advanced Study Institute on High Brightness Accelerators, Pitlochery, Scotland, 1986. Member Executive Board Pulsed Power Confs., Inc. Member European Study Group on Laser-Produced Plasmas.
Co-chair 1st conference on coupling technical to national need, 1993. NAS-National Research Council Review Board, 1974, Defense Nuclear Agency TREE Working Group on Simulation and Instrumentation, National Research Council/AirForce Studies Board Review on High Power Optics, Air Force Systems Command 1990s. Sponsor Advanced Beam Weapons Concepts Definition Project, 1983.
Chairman concepts identification and screening panel Defense Against Ballistic Missiles, 1983. Member United States national committee for International Common for Optics of Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council. With United States Air Force 2000 Study.
Air Force member to microwave review group, 1983. Chairman PILOT Advisory Committee. Member steering committee Tamarron Meetings on Spark Gaps and Diffuse Discharges.
Vice chairman Foreign Applied Science Assessment Center Study on Macroelectronics, 1985. Appointed by Governor of New Mexico to Energy Research and Development Review Committee, 1975-1978. Member of national steering commission on nuclear technical Council Mathematics and Science Education, 1975.
Member search committee for Air Force Office of Scientific Research Technology Director, endowed chair department electrical and computer engineering U. New Mexico. Member DAPKL Review Group, Basillisk Review Group, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington. Adjunct Professor U. New Mexico, Texas Tech U., Air Force Institute Technology.
External reader U. Salford, England, Indian Institute Science, Bangalore. Chairman Optics Technology Transfer Strategic Defense initiative office, since 1989, member Blue Ribbon tech.oversight board on lethality, 1990. Chair conferences in field.
Member Governor's Committee on Technology Excellence, Task Force on Higher Education Reform, 1987, U. New Mexico Joint Center Materials Science. Board directors, past chairman, member Center for Occupational R & D (CORD) Education Council, 1989, trustee CORD Foundation. Vice chairman science and technical advising committee State of New Mexico, 1984-1986.
Board directors New Mexico Mathematics Engineering Scientist. First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1957-1959. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president United States, editor numerous special edits, chairman standardsactivities, member Photonics delegate to A. Popov Society, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1989, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Harry Diamond award 1971, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Peter Haas award 1989), Laser Institute American (board directors, Arthur L. Schawlow medal 1983), Optical Society American (board directors, chairman advising committee, chairman fellows committee 1980, finance committee 1982, education county since 1989).
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Laser Electro-Optic Society (advising committee, chairman fellows committee 1986, ad committee 1983, chairman government relations committee), American Chemical Society, New Mexico Academy Science (Distinguished Scientist of Year 1977), Russian Academy Science (foreign member), Forum for Military Applications of Directed Energy (director), AMBA (president), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Joan Roth, November 21, 1954. Children: Tracie Katherine, Wendy Katherine.