James Whitman Davenport

Background

Davenport, James Whitman was born on July 8, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Myron W. and Jean B. (Blossom) Davenport.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Elec. Engineering, Brown U., 1967; Master of Science, Princeton University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1976.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1976-1977; postdoctoral research associate, Chalmers U. Technology, Goteborg, Sweden, 1977-1978; assistant physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1978-1981; associate physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1981-1983; physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1983; chair department applied science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1994. Guest scientist department pysics State University of New York, Stony Brook. Lecturer H.S. Physics Program Phy sics Student, 1985, 87, H.S. Physics Program H.S. Teachers, 1988.

Teacher Brookhaven Semester Program Lecture Series Black Colls., 1982.

Achievements

• James Whitman Davenport has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (board directors Physical Electronics Conference 1983-1988, Executive Committee division materials physics since 1995, chair elect since 1997). Member American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences.

Connections

Married Deborah Morgan, January 27, 1968. Children: Jesse, Christopher, Michael, Andrew.

Father:

Myron W. Davenport

Mother:

Jean B. (Blossom) Davenport

Spouse:

Deborah Morgan

child:

Michael Davenport

child:

Christopher Davenport

child:

Jesse Davenport

child:

Andrew Davenport