James Oliver Porteus

Background

Porteus, James Oliver was born on October 25, 1929 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of James Ray and Dorothy Richardson (Newton) Porteus.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Delaware, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1958.

Career

Research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1958-1959; research physicist, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1959-1970; head crystal physics branch, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, 1970-1978; head quantum surface dynamics branch, Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, since 1978.

Achievements

• James Oliver Porteus has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow NWC; member American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society, International Society for Optical Engineering, Sigma Xi (president, treasurer China Lake chapter 1972-1973), Folk Dance Club (president 1978-1979), Ski Club.

Connections

Married Margaret Louise Morley, October 24, 1953. Children: Holly Anne Porteus Rous, Megan Jane Porteus Jones, Gwynne Cameron.

Father:

James Ray Porteus

Mother:

Dorothy Richardson (Newton) Porteus

Spouse:

Margaret Louise Morley

child:

Gwynne Cameron Porteus

child:

Megan Jane Porteus Jones Porteus

child:

Holly Anne Porteus Rous Porteus