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Lawler, James Edward was born on June 29, 1951 in St. Louis. Son of James Austin and Dolores Catherine Lawler.
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James Edward Lawler
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James Edward Lawler, American Physics educator. Achievements include patent for Echelle Sine Bar for dye laser cavity; development of laser diagnostics for glow discharge plasmas, of methods for measuring accurate atomic transition probabilities and radiative lifetimes. Fellow American Physical Society (Will Allis prize 1992), Optical Society American; mem.Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics summa cum laude, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1973; Master of Science in Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1978.
Career
Research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1978-1980;
assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980-1985;
associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985-1989;
professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1989. Product development consultant National Research Group, Inc., Madison, 1977-1978. Consultant General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1985-1996, Teltech, Inc., since 1990.
Executive Committee Gaseous Electronics Conference, 1987-1989, treasurer, 1992-1994, DAMOP program committee, 1993-1995.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (Will Allis prize 1992), Optical Society American. Mem.Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Katherine Ann Moffatt, July 21, 1973. Children: Emily Christine, Katie Marie.
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American
Awards
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Recipient Penning award International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, 1995. Schumberger scholar U. Missouri, 1971-1972. Graduate fellow University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 1973-1974, National Science Foundation, 1974-1976, H.I. Romnes faculty fellow University of Wisconsin, 1987.Recipient Penning award International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, 1995. Schumberger scholar U. Missouri, 1971-1972. Graduate fellow University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 1973-1974, National Science Foundation, 1974-1976, H.I. Romnes faculty fellow University of Wisconsin, 1987.