David Eugene Yount

Background

Yount, David Eugene was born on June 5, 1935 in Prescott, Arizona, United States. Son of Robert Ephram and Jeannette Francis (Judson) Yount.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, California Institute Technology, 1957; Master of Science in Physics, Stanford University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stanford University, 1963.

Career

Instructor, Princeton University, 1962-1963; assistant professor physics, Princeton University, 1963-1964; Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing fellow, Princeton University, 1963; National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, U. Paris, Orsay, France, 1964-1965; research associate Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, 1965-1969; associate professor, U. Hawaii, 1969-1973; professor, U. Hawaii, since 1973; department chairman physics and astronomy, U. Hawaii, 1979-1985; acting assistant vice president for academic affairs, U. Hawaii, 1985-1986; vice president research and graduate education, U. Hawaii, 1986-1995.

Achievements

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

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, American Chemical Society, United States Tennis Association, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Christel Marlene Notz, February 22, 1975. Children— Laura Christine, Gregory Gordon, Steffen Jurgen Robert, Sonja Kate Jeannette.

Father:

Robert Ephram Yount

Mother:

Jeannette Francis (Judson) Yount

Spouse:

Christel Marlene Notz