David Erik Aspnes

Background

Aspnes, David Erik was born on May 1, 1939 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Erik A. and Anita L. (Knabe) Aspnes.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1960; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1965.

Career

Postdoctoral research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1966; postdoctoral research associate, Brown U., Providence, 1966-1967; member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1967-1983; senior scientist, Max-Planck-Institute, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1976-1977; district manager, Bellcore, Red Bank, New Jersey, 1983-1992; professor physics department, North Carolina State University, since 1992.

Achievements

• David Erik Aspnes has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

The hope of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and the purpose of life on this earth is to teach people and prepare them that everybody, along with their families, might live with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ eternally.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (councillor division condensed matter physics since 1996, executive county 1998-1999, Frank Isakson prize 1996), Optical Society American (Wood prize 1987), American Vacuum Society (chairman electronic materials and processing division 1982-1983, chairman electronics materials and processing division international Union Vacuum Science, Techniques and Applications 1986-1989, board directors 1991-1992, Medard W. Welch award 1998), Society Photo-OpticalInstrumentation Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Academy of Sciences, Materials Research Society, Alexander von Humboldt Association American, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Edna Joyce Hall, January 27, 1964(deceased 1996). Children: James D., Gary E., Ann K. Married Cynthia Jean Ball, July 26, 1997.

Father:

Erik A. Aspnes

Mother:

Anita L. (Knabe) Aspnes

Spouse:

Cynthia Jean Ball

Spouse:

Edna Joyce Hall

child:

Ann K. Aspnes

child:

Gary E. Aspnes

child:

James D. Aspnes