Carey Elliott Stronach

Background

Stronach, Carey Elliott was born on August 8, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph Howard and Frances Burns (Maynard) Stronach.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Richmond, Virginia, 1961. Master of Science, University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1976.

Career

Instructor physics Virginia State University, Petersburg, 1965-1966, assistant professor, 1966—1976, associate professor, 1976—1980, professor, 1980—2006, professor emeritus, since 2006. Director Muon Spin Rotation Research Program, 1977-2006, Superconducting Materials Research Program, 1988-1997, Nanostructured Materials Research Program, 1997-2001, Galactic Cosmic Radiation Research Program, 1993-1997, United States-France Joint Muon Spin Rotation Research Program, 1985-1991, Magnetic Materials Laboratory Development Program, 1999-2001. Radiation safety officer.

Member Solid State Physics Research Institute, 1983-1987. Founding director Center Interactive Micromagnetics, 2001-2006. Visiting associate professor University Alta, 1978-1979.

Guest scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory. Organizing committee International Symposium on the Electronic Structure and Properties of Hydrogen in Metals, 1982, International Symposium on the Physics and Chemistry of Small Clusters, 1986, From Clusters to Crystals, 1991, Science and Technology Atomically Engineered Materials, 1995, International Symposium on Cluster and Nanostructure Interfaces, 1999, International Symposium Clusters and Nano-Assemblies: From Physical to Life Sciences, 2003. Science advisory committee European Workshop Spectroscopy of Subatomic Species in Non-Metallic Solids, 1985, governors committee on Superconducting Supercollider, 1987.

Television physics lecturer, 1991-1994. Advisory committee International Conference Muon Spin Rotation, 1996-2005, chairman, 1999-2002. Associate Virginia Institute Public Policy, 2004-2010.

Consultant Marco Polo Project American Association for the Advancement of Science, since 2002. Leadership council Southern Poverty Law Center.

Achievements

• Carey Elliott Stronach has been listed as a notable physicist, researcher, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

International advisory committee on academy freedom Bar Ilan University, Israel, since 2005. President Petersburg area chapter Virginia Council Human Relations, 1965—1967. Active Petersburg Commission Community Relations Affairs, 1974—1977.

Long-range transportation advisory committee City of Petersburg, 1994—1998. Steering committee Gilmore for Governor, 1997. Active Dramatists Guild.

Secretary advisory council boards and commissions Commonwealth Council, 1998—2002. Active Richmond Playwrights Forum, since 1999, Virginians for Warner, 2001. Reviewer of research proposals National Science Foundation.

Correspondent secretary Petersburg Democratic Committee, 1974—1977, active, 1972—1985, vice chairman, 1981—1985. Volunteer Obama, 2008. Member of American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1968-1970), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Virginans High Speed Rail, National Center for Science Education, Richmond Realism and Naturalism Association, Air Force Association, International Society on Muon Spectroscopy (founding member), World War II Memorial Society (charter), New York Academy of Sciences, Planetary Society, High Speed Rail/Maglev Association (government relations committee 1992-1997, Maglev task force 1994-1997), Virginia Association Scholars (board governors since 1999, president 2004-2010), Southeastern Universities Research Association (site select committee 1980-1981, materials science committee 1983-1986, trustee 1983-1998, science and technical committee 1986-1988, rules committee 1988-1992, education committee 1992-1994, new projects committee 1994-1995, Jefferson Laboratory committee 1995-1998), Virginia Academy of Sciences (secretary astronomy, mathematics and physics sect 1983-1984, chairman 1984-1985), National Association Scholars, American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, Metropolitan Opera Guild, The Churchill Center, Bertrand Russell Society, Scholars for Peace in Middle East, Americans United Separation Church and State, Tri-university Meson Facility Users Group, Richmond Area Free Thinkers, Council Secular Humanism (associate), Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Xi (chapter secretary 1977-1978, chapter president 1980-1984, 1987-1988), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Joan Alice Louise Venner, August 20, 1966. Children: John Maynard, Howard Stanley.

Father:

Ralph Howard Stronach

Mother:

Frances Burns (Maynard) Stronach

Spouse:

Joan Alice Louise Venner

child:

John Maynard Stronach

child:

Howard Stanley Stronach