Background
Young, Donald Edward was born on June 13, 1922 in Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Frederick and Gertrude Dorothy (Scholz) Young.
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Donald Edward Young
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Donald Edward Young, American physicist, science company executive. First lieutenant infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Physical Society; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Kiwanis International (treasurer since 1991), Sigma Xi.
Education
AB, Ripon College, 1946; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1959.
Career
Research assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1949-1953;
head department physics, General Mills Research Laboratory, Minneapolis, 1953-1959;
physicist, Midwestern Research Association, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 1959-1967;
head physics division, Midwestern Research Association, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 1964-1967;
professor department nuclear engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967-1968;
leader Linac section, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1967-1971;
leader accelerator operations section, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1971-1977;
head colliding beams department, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1977-1981;
deputy head accelerator division, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1978-1981;
deputy project manager Tevatron 1 section, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1981-1986;
head Linac department, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1986-1989;
scientist emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, since 1989. President Particle Accelerator Corporation, Downers Grove, Illinois, since 1990. Consultant G.H. Gillespie Associations, Del Mar, California, 1988-1994.
Co-chair 1989 Particle Accelerator Conference, 1987-1989. Chairman 1970 Proton Linac Conference, 1969-1970.
Achievements
Membership
First lieutenant infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Kiwanis International (treasurer since 1991), Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Bille Grace Hooper, September 13, 1947. Children: Lynda Ayres, Patricia Ellis, Phillip Young.
