Background
McCormac, Billy Murray was born on September 8, 1920 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel Dennis and Phyllis (Murray) M.
executive physicist research army officer
McCormac, Billy Murray was born on September 8, 1920 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Samuel Dennis and Phyllis (Murray) M.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1943; Master of Sciences, University Virginia, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Physics, University of Virginia, 1957.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1943;
advanced through grades lieutenant colonel. Physicist, United States Army (Office Special Weapons Development), 1957-1960;
scientist, United States Army (Office of Chief of Staff), 1960-1961;
physicist, United States Army (Defense Atomic Support Agency), 1961-1962;
chief electromagnetic branch, United States Army (Defense Atomic Support Agency), 1962-1963;
retired, 1963;
science advisor research institute, Illinois Institute Technology, 1963;
director division geophysics research institute, Illinois Institute Technology, 1963-1968;
senior consultant scientist, Lockheed Research laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1968-1969;
manager Radiation Physics Laboratory, Lockheed Research laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1969-1974;
manager Electro-optics Laboratory, Lockheed Research laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1976;
manager solar and optics physics, Lockheed Research laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1976-1989;
staff executive physical and electronic science, Lockheed Research laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1989-1992. Chairman radiation trapped in earth's magnetic field Advisory Study Institute, Norway, 1965, chairman aurora and airglow, England, 1966, Norway, 1968, Canada, 1970, chairman physics and chemistry of atmospheres, France, 1972, Belgium, 1974, chairman earth's particles and fields, Germany, 1967, California, 1969, Italy, 1971, England, 1973, Austria, 1975.
Chairman Shuttle Environment and Operations-I, Washington, 1983, -II, Houston, 1985. Chairman Space Station in 21st Century, Reno, 1986, Space Station I, Washington, 1988.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, member publication committee since 1981, vice president publications 1987-1991). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society (senior), American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, Marine Technology Society M C.
Married Dorothy Boros, 1948. Children: Norene Leslie, Candace Elizabeth, Lisbeth Phyllis. Married Diana Root, 1968.
Children: Billy Murray II, Samuel Dennis Root.