Background
Hammer, David Andrew was born on April 5, 1943 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Helen (Gross) Hammer.
Nuclear science and engineering educator
Hammer, David Andrew was born on April 5, 1943 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Helen (Gross) Hammer.
Bachelor of Science, Caltech, 1964; postgraduate, U. Leeds, England, 1964-1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1969.
Supervisory research physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, 1970-1976; associate professor rd professor nuclear energy engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1977-1984; professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1984; professor nuclear energy engineering, Cornell Univercity, since 1992. Visiting associate professor of University Maryland., 1973-1976.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Married Tove Helland, August 31, 1968. Children: Cailin Benedicte, Thomas Alden.