Background
Cummings, Garth Ellis was born on January 31, 1934 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Ellis N. and Dorothy M. (Boyd) Cummings.
Cummings, Garth Ellis was born on January 31, 1934 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Ellis N. and Dorothy M. (Boyd) Cummings.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1956; Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1959; PhDME, University of California, Davis, 1978.
Chief research reactor, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1964-1967; member of staff space power reactor, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1967-1968; Atomic Energy Commission reactor safety study, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1972-1973; Atomic Energy Commission reactor regulation, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1973-1974; leader engineering mechincal section, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1979-1982; leader nuclear systems safety program, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1984-1990; assistant to deputy director, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1990. Member SP-100 Safety Advisory Committee, 1983-1992.
Chairman committee Boy Scouts American, Danville, California, 1976-1978. Member of advisory committee De Molay, Walnut Creek, California, 1979-1980. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Nuclear Society (chairman Northern California section 1971-1972).
Married Shirley E. Wolfe, November 10, 1956. Children: Gregg A., Jill L.