Background
Hudspeth, Emmett Leroy was born on December 3, 1916 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of Junia Evans and Ethel Leonice (Burns) Hudspeth.
Hudspeth, Emmett Leroy was born on December 3, 1916 in Denton, Texas, United States. Son of Junia Evans and Ethel Leonice (Burns) Hudspeth.
Bachelor of Arts, Rice Institute, 1937; Master of Arts, Rice Institute, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice Institute, 1940.
Fellow physics, Rice Institute, 1937-1940;
fellow, Bartol Research Foundation, 1940-1941;
assistant director, Bartol Research Foundation, 1946-1950;
staff member radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1941-1945;
professor physics, University Texas, Austin, 1950-1987;
professor emeritus, University Texas, Austin, since 1987;
director Nuclear Physics Laboratory, (University Texas), 1950-1972. Consultant United States Navy, 1943-1945. Adviser Secretary War, 1942.
Commission on Undersea Warfare,1947-1949. Science advising committee Radiobiol. Laboratory, University Texas and United States Air Force, 1954-1958.
Republican nominee from Texas 10th District for United States House of Representatives, 1978. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Mary Alice Barnes, December 2, 1944. Children: John, Philip, Anne, Paul.