Ernest Roy Davidson

Background

Davidson, Ernest Roy was born on October 12, 1936 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Roy Emmette and Opal Ruth (Hugunin) Davidson.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Union Carbide fellow), Rose-Hulman Institute, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation fellow), Indiana U., 1961.

Career

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1961-1962; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Washington, 1962-1965; associate professor, U. Washington, 1965-1968; professor, U. Washington, 1968-1984; professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1984-1986; distinguished professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1986. Distinguished visiting professor Ohio State University, 1974-1975. Visiting professor Intellectual Property Multimedia Subsystem, Japan, 1984, Technion, Israel, 1985.

Consultant Lawrence Livermore laboratories.

Achievements

• Ernest Roy Davidson has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Academy Quantum Molecular Sciences (Hirschfelder prize in theoretical chemistry 1997-1998), NAS, American Chemical Society (Computers in Chemistry award 1992), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsion, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Reba Faye Minnich, Jan.27, 1956. Children: Michael Collins, John Philip, Mark Ernest, Martha Ruth.

Father:

Roy Emmette Davidson

Mother:

Opal Ruth (Hugunin) Davidson

Spouse:

Reba Faye Minnich

child:

Mark Ernest Davidson

child:

Michael Collins Davidson

child:

Martha Ruth Davidson

child:

John Philip Davidson