George Hoagland Vineyard

Background

Vineyard, George Hoagland was born on April 28, 1920 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of George Hoagland and Mildred M. (Barkley) Vineyard.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943. Doctor of Science (honorary), L.I.U., 1977.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Missouri, 1986.

Career

Member staff, Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1943-1945; member of faculty, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1946-1954; professor, U. Missouri, 1952-1954; member of staff, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1954-1986; senior physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1960-1986; department chairman physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1961-1966; deputy director laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1966-1972; director laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1973-1981. Consultant to government and industry. Fellow Polytechnic Institute New York, 1978-1986.

Member visiting committee Materials Science Center, Cornell Univercity, 1964-1967. Department physics Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1969-1973. Member president's science and educational advising committee for Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 1977-1981.

Advising committee National Magnet Laboratory, 1963-1967. Advising committee mathematics and physical science National Science Foundation, 1966-1971, chairman, 1971. Member science policy board Stanford Synchotron Radiation Project, 1977-1981.

Member solid state science panel National Research Council, 1954-1986, chairman, 1965-1971, Chairman.solid state science committee, 1970-1972. Chairman panel condensed matter, physics survey committee National Academy Sciences, 1969-1972. Member materials research council ARPA, 1967-1986.

Member Secretary State ad hoc committee United States participation International Atomic Energy Agency, 1970-1972. Chairman national allocation committee JVNC Computer Center, 1985-1986.

Achievements

• George Hoagland Vineyard has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, laboratory administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Long Island Action Committee, 1979-1982. Member advisory committee on science and technical New York State Legislation Commission, 1980-1986. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society (chairman division solid state physics 1972-1973, councillor at large 1974-1978, chairman division condensed matter physics 1984-1985, vice president 1986), American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member Long Island Association Commerce and Industry (director 1975-1982), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Phyllis Ainsworth Smith, February 3, 1945. Children: John H., Barbara Gale.

Father:

George Hoagland Vineyard

Mother:

Mildred M. (Barkley) Vineyard

Spouse:

Phyllis Ainsworth Smith

child:

John H. Vineyard

child:

Barbara Gale Vineyard