George Roger Gathers

Background

Gathers, George Roger was born on February 1, 1936 in Meridian, Oklahoma, United States. Son of George Walker and Eugenia Midian (Payne) Gathers.

Education

Associate of Arts, Pierce Junior College, 1957; Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.

Career

Staff physicist, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1967-1968; assistant leader, then leader diagnostics group, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1968-1969; staff physicist, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1969-1971; senior physicist isobaric expansion facility, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1972-1983; staff physicist H division, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1983-1991; staff physicist hazards control, nuclear criticality safety, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, since 1991.

Achievements

• George Roger Gathers has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Radio operator Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Superior vena cava syndrome, Livermore, since 1972;assistant scoutmaster Pleasanton area Boy Scouts American, 1972-1989. Member NRA (certified instructor), American Physical Society, American Nuclear Society, Christian Businessmen's Committee.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, skiing, archery, marksmanship, amateur radio.

Connections

Married Christine Elizabeth Key, April 5, 1969. 1 child, Kevin Michael.

Father:

George Walker Gathers

Mother:

Eugenia Midian (Payne) Gathers

Spouse:

Christine Elizabeth Key

child:

Kevin Michael Gathers