Background
Smith, David Young was born on July 24, 1934 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Cicely Young Smith.
Smith, David Young was born on July 24, 1934 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Cicely Young Smith.
Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, New York, 1962.
Engineering assistant General Electric Engineering Laboratory, Schenectady, 1955. Science assistant General Electric Research Laboratory, 1957—1957. Teaching & research assistant department Physics University Rochester, 1960—1962.
Research assistant professor department Physics University Illinois, Urbana, 1963—1966. Visiting professor University Stuttgart, Germany, 1966—1967. Physicist & assistant division director Argonne National Laboratory, Solid State Science Division, Illinois, 1967—1986.
Professor emeritus department Physics University Vermont, Burlington, since 1968. Consultant United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1993—1993. Resident associate Argonne National Laboratory, Physics Division, since 1999.
Member of American Physical Society, Sigma Xi Research Society.
Married Barbara Jean Brown, August 7, 1963. Children: Sarah Christine, Stephanie Anne Forsland.