Background
Schirber, James Emmanuel was born on June 9, 1931 in Eureka, South Dakota, United States. Son of Leo E. and Adeline M. (Fautch) Schirber.
Schirber, James Emmanuel was born on June 9, 1931 in Eureka, South Dakota, United States. Son of Leo E. and Adeline M. (Fautch) Schirber.
Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1953. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1960.
Research associate Ames Laboratory, Iowa, 1960-1961. National Academy Science-National Research Council fellow, Bristol, England, 1961-1962. Member technical staff, manager solid state research Sandia National laboratories, Albuquerque, 1962-1989, research scientist, 1989-1996.
Retired, 1996.
Served to First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1953-1957. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Sigma Xi.
Married Catherine A. Nolan, August 22, 1955. Children: Carol, Leo, Peter, Andrew, Mary Jane, Michael, Mark.