Background
Macdonald, James Ross was born on February 27, 1923 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of John Elwood and Antonina Jones (Hansell) Macdonald.
Macdonald, James Ross was born on February 27, 1923 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of John Elwood and Antonina Jones (Hansell) Macdonald.
Bachelor, Williams College, 1944; Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1950; Doctor of Science, Oxford (England) University, 1967.
Member staff, Digital Computer Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946-1947;
physicist, Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, 1950-1952;
associate physicist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1952-1953;
with, Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, 1953-1974;
vice president corporate research and engineering, Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, 1968-1973;
vice president corporation R & D, Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, 1973-1974;
consultant, since 1974;
director, Simmonds Precision Products Inc., 1979-1983;
William Rand Kenan Junior professor physics, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974-1991;
professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1991. Adjunct Professor biophysics University Texas Medical School, Dallas, 1954-1974. Member solid state science panel National Research Council, 1965-1973.
Member of advisory committee for science education National Science Foundation, 1971-1973. Member visiting committee physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971-1974. Member external advising committee Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Institute Technology, 1976-1979.
Member Dallas Radio Commission, 1967-1971. Member science advisory county Callier Hearing and Speech Center, Dallas, 1974-1978. Board directors League for Ednl.
Advancement in Dallas, 1965-1970. Member of advisory committee Weber Research Institute, 1985-1990. Fellow American Physical Society (member commission on education 1973-1975, member commission on applications of physics 1975-1978, George E. Pake prize 1985), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (awards 1962, 74, associate editor Transactions of Professional Group on Audio 1961-1966,Transactions on Audio and Electroacoustics 1966-1973, Edison Gold medal 1988), American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member National Academy of Engineering (Executive Committee assembly of engineering 1975-1978, county 1971-1974), NAS (chairman numerical data advisory board 1970-1974, member committee onmotor vehicle emissions 1971-1974, Chairman of Commission on motor vehicle emissions 1973-1974, member commission on satellite power system 1979-1981, member commission on science, engineering, public policy 1981-1983, member of commission on physical science, mathematics, and applications 1985-1988, member report review committee 1990-1997), American Institute Physics (member governing board 1975-1978, Chairman of Commission on professional concerns 1976-1978), Electrochemical Society, Audio Engineering Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Margaret Milward Taylor, August 3, 1946. Children: Antonina Hansell, James Ross IV, William Taylor.