Bruce Elmer Deal

Background

Deal, Bruce Elmer was born on September 20, 1927 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Roy Walter and Edith Alice (Fiddock) Deal.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1950; Master of Science in Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1955.

Career

Research chemist, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, Spokane, Washington, 1955-1959; research engineer, Rheem Semicondr./Raytheon Corporation, Mountain View, California, 1959-1963; manager Research and Development, Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1963-1988; principal technologist, National Semicondr., Santa Clara, California, 1988-1989; vice president, Advantage Production Technology, Sunnyvale, California, 1989-1992. Consultant professor electrical engineering Stanford (California) U., since 1976. Instructor Continuing Education Institute-Europe, Finspang, Sweden, 1982-1991.

Adjunct Professor electrical engineering Santa Clara U., since 1988.

Achievements

• Bruce Elmer Deal has been listed as a noteworthy Physical chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee chairman Boy Scouts American, Palo Alto, 1965-1970. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Technology Achievement award 1973), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Franklin Institute (life, certified of merit 1975), Electrochemical Society (vice president 1985-1988, president 1988-1989, Technical award Electronics Division 1974, Callinan Technical award 1982, Solid State Science and Technical award 1993). Member Materials Research Society, Cornwall Family History Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: philately, genealogy, playing French Horn.

Connections

Married Rachel Vera Birmingham, September 3, 1950. Children: Donald Bruce, Michael David, Diane Marie.

Father:

Roy Walter Deal

Mother:

Edith Alice (Fiddock) Deal

Spouse:

Rachel Vera Birmingham

child:

Donald Bruce Deal

child:

Diane Marie Deal

child:

Michael David Deal