Background
Lubkin, Gloria Becker was born on May 16, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Samuel Albert and Anne (Gorrin) B.
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Gloria Becker Lubkin
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AB, Temple University, 1953; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1957; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1974-1975.
Career
Mathematician, Fairchild Stratos Company, Hagerstown, Maryland., 1954;
Mathematician, Letterkenny Ordnance Depot, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1955-1956;
physicist, TRG Inc., New York City, 1956-1958;
acting department chairman physics, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1961-1962;
vice president, Lubkin Associations, electronic consultant, Port Washington, New York, 1962-1968;
associate editor, Physics Today American Institute Physics, New York City, 1963-1969;
senior editor, Physics Today American Institute Physics, 1970-1984;
editor, Physics Today American Institute Physics, 1985-1994;
editorial director, Physics Today American Institute Physics, since 1994. Consultant in field; member Nieman advising committee Harvard University, 1978-1982. Co-chairman search/advising committee Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Minnesota, 1987-1989, co-chairman oversight committee since 1989.
Member managing committee Westinghouse Science Writing Prizes, 1988-1991. Member selection committee Knight Fellowships, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member nominating committee for section B physics 1987-1989, chair 1989), American Physical Society (founding member commission on the status of women in physics 1971-1972, Executive Committee history of physics division 1983-1986, 92-95, Executive Committee forum on physics and society 1977-1978, county member since 1998), American Physical Society. Member of New York Academy Sciences (chair The Sciences public committee 1992-1993), National association Science Writers, District of Columbia Science Writers Association, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Connections
Married Yale Jay Lubkin, June 14, 1953 (divorced April 1968). Children: David Craig, Sharon Rebecca.
