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Wolff, Gunther Arthur was born on March 31, 1918 in Essen, Germany. Son of Joseph and Anna (Breidecker) Wolff. came to the United States, 1953.
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Gunther Arthur Wolff
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Gunther Arthur Wolff, American physical chemist. Fellow American Institute Chemists, Mineral Society of America; member New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, Electrochemical Society, American Crystallographic Association, American Ceramic Society, American Association for Crystal Growth, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Berlin University, 1944. Master of Science, Berlin University, 1945. Doctor of Science, Berlin Technology University, 1948.
Career
Research associate, Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, 1944-1950;
science head, deputy chief crystal kinetics department, Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, 1950-1953;
consultant senior scientist, team leader Signal Corps Research and Development Laboratory, United States Army, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1953-1960;
senior group leader material research, Harshaw Chemical Company, Cleveland, 1960-1963;
director material research, Erie Technology Products Company, Pennsylvania, 1963-1964;
principal scientist, Tyco laboratories, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1964-1970;
consultant chemist Lamp Phenomena Research Laboratory, Lamp Envelope Materials Research Laboratory, General Electric Company, Cleveland, 1970-1977;
senior staff engineer, National Semicondr. Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1977-1981;
industrial consultant, National Semicondr. Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1981-1983;
industrial consultant, Georgia Cons.
NPO, since 1983;
chairman Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry and Metallurgy of Semicondrs., 1965. Member crystal growth committee International Union Crystallography, 1967-1975. Member American committee for crystal growth, 1967-1972.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Institute Chemists, Mineral Society of America. Member New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, Electrochemical Society, American Crystallographic Association, American Ceramic Society, American Association for Crystal Growth, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Married Gertrude Anna Stolte, February 27, 1945. Children: Christine, Francis.
