Daniel Thornton Pierce

Background

Pierce, Daniel Thornton was born on July 16, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Daniel Gordon Pierce and Celia Francis Thornton Thayer.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Physics, Stanford University, 1970; Master of Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1966.

Career

National Science Foundation research assistant materials science department, Stanford University, 1961; lectr in physics, United States Peace Corps, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1962-1964; research assistant, Wesleyan University, 1964-1966; research assistant, Stanford Electronics Laboratory, 1966-1970; research associate, Stanford Electronics Laboratory, 1970-1971; research staff, Solid State Physics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, 1971-1975; physicist, National Institute Standards and Technology (formerly National Bur Standards), Gaithersburg, Maryland., since 1975.

Achievements

• Daniel Thornton Pierce has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Unitarian Church of Rockville, Maryland., 1994-1996. Executive Committee Materials Physics Division, American Physical Society, since 1998. Fellow American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society (surface science Executive Committee 1984-1988, Gaede-Langmuir prize 1994).

Connections

Married BarbaraHarrison, November 19, 1988. Children: Jed, Maia, Stephen.

Father:

Daniel Gordon Pierce

Mother:

Celia Francis Thornton Thayer

Spouse:

BarbaraHarrison

child:

Jed Pierce

child:

Stephen Pierce

child:

Maia Pierce