David Thomas Attwood

Background

Attwood, David Thomas was born on August 15, 1941 in New York City.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Hofstra U., 1963; Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1964; D in Engineering Science, New York University, 1972.

Career

Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, 1972-1983; physicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, since 1983; professor in residence department electrical engineering and computer science, University of California, Berkeley, since 1989; chair applied science and technical, University of California, Berkeley, 1991-1994. Founder, director Center for X-ray Optics Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Achievements

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

Membership

Fellow Optical Society American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Research Council (commission on optical science and engineering), American Physical Society.

Connections

Son of David Thomas and Josephine (Banks) A. Divorced; children: TimothyDavid, Courtney Catherine, Kevin Richard. Married Linda Jean Geniesse, August 3, 1991.

Father:

David Thomas Attwood

Mother:

Josephine (Banks) Attwood

Spouse:

Linda Jean Geniesse

child:

Kevin Richard Attwood

child:

Courtney Catherine Attwood

child:

TimothyDavid Attwood