Background
Preedom, Barry Mason was born on December 31, 1940 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.
Preedom, Barry Mason was born on December 31, 1940 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Spring Hill College, 1962; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, 1967.
Graduate fellow, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1964-1967;
research associate, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1967-1970;
assistant professor, then associate professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1970-1976;
professor physics, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1976;
Carolina research professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1986-1995;
Carolina Distinguished professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1995. Visiting professor Swiss Institute Nuclear Research, Villigen, 1976. Visiting staff Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1972-1991, technical advisory panel, 1982-1985.
Guest scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1987.
Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Nu.
Children: Bonnie Marie, Richard Lawrence.