Geoffrey King Walters

Background

Walters, Geoffrey King was born on August 23, 1931 in Baton Rouge. Son of Robert King and Harriett (Fuller) Walters.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Rice U., 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke, 1956.

Career

Research associate, Duke, 1956-1957; member technical staff, Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, 1957-1962; corporate research associate, Texas Instruments, Inc., 1962-1963; professor physics and space science, Rice U., Houston, since 1963; Worden professor, Rice U., Houston, since 1994; chairman physics department, Rice U., 1973-1977; dean natural science, Rice U., 1980-1987. Acting chief fire technical division National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1971-1972. Director Research Corporation, since 1977, Research Corporation Technologies, since 1987.

Guggenheim fellow Stanford University, 1977-1978. Visiting professor Collège de France, Paris, 1987. Visiting committee National Bureau Standards, 1980-1982, 92-94, chairman visiting committee, 1982.

Achievements

• Geoffrey King Walters has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (chairman division electron and atomic physics 1972-1973, councillor 1974-1979, 89, chairman Nominating Committee 1989). Member Am.Geophys. Union.

Connections

Married Jeanette Long, June 17, 1954. Children— Terry, Jeffrey, Gina.

Father:

Robert King Walters

Mother:

Harriett (Fuller) Walters

Spouse:

Jeanette Long