David Robert Nelson

Background

Nelson, David Robert was born on May 9, 1951 in Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Robert Charles and Faye Scott Nelson. came to the United States, 1953.

Education

AB, Cornell Univercity, 1972; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1975; Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1980.

Career

Junior fellow, Harvard Society Fellows, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1978; associate professor physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1978-1980; professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1980-1991; Mallinckrodt professor physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1992-1997; professor applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, since 1997. Consultant International Business Machines Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1976-1982, Mitre Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, since 1985, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, since 1988, Exxon Research & Engineering, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• David Robert Nelson has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, Harvard Society Fellows (senior). Member Australian Psychological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, NAS, American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Connections

Married Patricia Schneider, December 30, 1975. Children: Meredith, Leigh, Christopher David, PeterCharles.

Father:

Robert Charles Nelson

Mother:

Faye Scott Nelson

Spouse:

Patricia Schneider

child:

PeterCharles Nelson

child:

Meredith Nelson

child:

Christopher David Nelson

child:

Leigh Nelson