James William Corbett

Background

Corbett, James William was born on August 25, 1928 in New York City. Son of Amos Bryant and Julia (Holmes) Corbett.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Missouri, 1951; Master of Arts, U. Missouri, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1955; Doctor of Science (honorary), King Memorial College, 1979; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Missouri, 1989; Doctor of Science (honorary), Novosibirsk (Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics) State University, 1990.

Career

Research associate, Yale University, New Haven, 1955; physicist, General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, 1955-1968; member of faculty physics department, State University of New York, Albany, 1968-1994; professor, State University of New York, Albany, 1968-1981; Distinguished Service professor, State University of New York, Albany, 1981-1994; department chairman physics, State University of New York, Albany, 1969-1970; lecturer oenology and turology College General Studies, State University of New York, Albany, 1972-1978,80; director Institute Study of Defects in Solids, State University of New York, Albany, 1973-1994; co-director Joint Laboratory for Advanced Materials, State University of New York, Albany, 1987-1994. Adjunct Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1964-1968. Distinguished visiting professor American U., Cairo, 1973.

Visiting professor Ecole Normale Superieure, 1976, U. Paris VII, 1976, U. Linköping, 1984-1985, Beijing U., 1986, Fudan U., 1986,Sichuan U., 1986. Senior Fulbright professor Tbilisi State University, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1979. Distinguished lecturer Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1983.

Active international conferences.

Achievements

• James William Corbett has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Democratic Committeeman, 1960-1963. International secretary Bow Tie Wearers' Anti-Defamation League. Served to Second lieutenant Signal Corps United States Army, 1946-1948.

Fellow New York Academy Sciences, American Physical Society (vice chairman New York State section 1975-1977, section 1977-1979). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), American Association Physics Teachers, Materials Research Society (co-chair symposium on defects in semiconductors, Boston 1982, symposium on hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen in silicon, Boston 1985, member public committee 1983-1985) Electrochemical Society, American Cryptogram Association, American Solar Energy Society, American Physicists Association, Society Wine Educators (charter), Fulbright Association, Society for Preservation National Bow Tie, Phi Beta Kappa (chapter president 1978-1979), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Mechanical Engineering Grenander, May 5, 1972.

Father:

Amos Bryant Corbett

Mother:

Julia (Holmes) Corbett

Spouse:

Mechanical Engineering Grenander