Donald Urban Gubser

Background

Gubser, Donald Urban was born on December 21, 1940 in Alton, Illinois, United States. Son of Urban Alvin and Myrtle Helen (Grabbe) Gubser.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1963; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1969.

Career

Research physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1969-1972; head section superconductivity, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1972-1981; head branch metal physics, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1981-1987; supervisor division materials science and technical, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, since 1987; professor, George Washington University, Washington, since 1978; head section condensed matter science, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1985-1986. Member of advisory board New York State Superconductivity Institute, Buffalo, since 1990, Illinois Center for Superconductivity, Urbana, since 1990, National Magnet Laboratory, Tallahassee, since 1991.

Achievements

• Donald Urban Gubser has been listed as a notable Materials scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member Metallurgical Society, Materials Research Society, SigmaXi.

Connections

Married Virginia Lee McCarthy, August 12, 1967. Children: Michael Donald, Andrea Denise.

Father:

Urban Alvin Gubser

Mother:

Myrtle Helen (Grabbe) Gubser

Spouse:

Virginia Lee McCarthy

child:

Andrea Denise Gubser

child:

Michael Donald Gubser