Bryant Edward McDonald

Background

McDonald, Bryant Edward was born on November 12, 1944 in Louisville. Son of Blythe Orman and Mildred Eloise (Poythress) McDonald.

Education

Bachelor, Utah State University, 1966; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1971.

Career

Computational physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1971-1980; physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1990; oceanographer, Naval Ocean Research & Development, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 1980-1990. Consultant Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, 1985-1989, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1993. Site review panelist Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, since 1990.

Achievements

• Bryant Edward McDonald has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, oceanographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Doctor of Philosophy thesis committee member Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1994, University of California, San Diego, 1996. Rehabilitation volunteer American Red Cross, Princeton, 1966-1968. Fellow Acoustical Society American (member technical commission on underwater acoustics 1993-1994, technical committee acoustic oceanography 1994-1995).

Member American Geophysical Union.

Interests

• Avocations: boating, biking, skiing, hiking.

Connections

Married Kathleen Lucille Maiorana, July 27, 1968. Children: Leah, Esther.

Father:

Blythe Orman McDonald

Mother:

Mildred Eloise (Poythress) McDonald

Spouse:

Kathleen Lucille Maiorana

child:

Leah McDonald

child:

Esther McDonald