Carl Wesley Garland

Background

Garland, Carl Wesley was born on October 1, 1929 in Bangor, Maine, United States. Son of Cecil G. and Blandena Couillard (Wadell) Garland.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Rochester, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1953.

Career

Instructor chemistry, University of California-Berkeley, 1953; faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1953; associate professor of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1968; professor of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968-1998; professor emeritus, since 1998. Visiting professor University of California, San Diego, 1972, U. Rome, 1974, Catholic U. Leuven, Belgium, 1977, Ben Gurion U., Israel, 1980, U. Paris, 1981, 82, U. Bordeaux, France, 1990. Chairman Gordon Research Conference Orientational Disorder in Crystals, 1984.

Achievements

• Carl Wesley Garland has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Science. Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Joan A. Donaghy, July 30, 1955. Children: Leslie J., Andrew E.

Father:

Cecil G. Garland

Mother:

Blandena Couillard (Wadell) Garland

Spouse:

Joan A. Donaghy

child:

Andrew E. Garland

child:

Leslie J. Garland