James Burton Cumming

Background

Cumming, James Burton was born on June 6, 1928 in Jamaica, New York, United States. Son of Samuel Burton and Minnie Cumming.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1949; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1954.

Career

From research associate to senior chemist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1954. Visiting physicist Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, 1981-1983.

Achievements

• James Burton Cumming has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Guarantor The Nature Conservancy, Washington, since 1985. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Janet Smith, June 5, 1953. Children; James Smith, Jonathan Reast, Jared Nathaniel.

Father:

Samuel Burton

Mother:

Minnie Cumming

Spouse:

Janet Smith