James Douglas Gunton

Background

Gunton, James Douglas was born on March 28, 1937 in Medford, Oregon, United States. Son of Harold N. Gunton and Hazel M. Gold Scanlan.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, 1958; Bachelor in Physics, University of Oxford, England, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Stanford University, 1966.

Career

Assistant professor physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1968-1973; associate professor physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1973-1976; professor physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1976-1988; director Center for Advanced Computational Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1985-1988; provost, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio., 1994-1995; dean College Arts and Sciences,, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1988-1994; professor physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, since 1995.

Achievements

• James Douglas Gunton has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, skiing, sailing, reading.

Connections

Married Margaret R. Taylor, June 24, 1962. Children: Deborah, James, Michael.

Father:

Harold N. Gunton

Mother:

Hazel M. Gold Scanlan

Spouse:

Margaret R. Taylor

child:

Michael Gunton

child:

James Gunton

child:

Deborah Gunton