John Balsbaugh Gruber

Background

Gruber, John Balsbaugh was born on February 10, 1935 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Irvin John and Erla R. (Balsbaugh) Gruber.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1961.

Career

North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, Institute Technology Physics, Technology U. Darmstadt, Germany, 1961-1962; gastdozent, Institute Technology Physics, Technology U. Darmstadt, 1961-1962; assistant professor physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1966; associate professor physics, Washington State University, Pullman, 1966-1971; professor chemical physics, Washington State University, 1971-1975; assistant dean, Washington State University (Graduate School), 1968-1970; associate dean, Washington State University (Graduate School), 1970-1972; professor physics, dean, College Science and Mathematics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1975-1980; professor physics and chemistry, vice president for academic affairs, Portland (Oregon) State University, 1980-1984; professor physics, San Jose State University, since 1984; academic vice president, San Jose State University, 1984-1986; vice president development, San Jose State University, 1986; director Institute for Modern Optics, San Jose State University, since 1992. Visiting professor Joint Center Graduate Study, Richland, Washington, 1964, 65, 66, Ames Laboratory, Department of Energy, Iowa State University, 1976-1980. Distinguished visiting professor United States Navy Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, 1984-1993, Stanford University, since 1993.

Invited lecturer, United States, Canada, Europe, since 1966. Consultant in laser physics and spectroscopy Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1962-1965,Douglas Aircraft and McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company, Santa Monica, California, 1963-1969, North America Aviation, Space and Information Systems, Downey, California, 1964-1966, Battelle-Northwest, Richland, Washington, 1964-1969, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1969-1971, 73-74. Member task force lunar exploration science Apollo, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964-1969, 71-73.

Consultant Harry Diamond laboratories United States Army, since 1981, United States Army Research Laboratory, International Business Machines Corporation, 1985-1990, GTE, 1986-1989, Lasergenics, since 1986, Night Vision Laboratory United States Army, Fort Belvoir, since 1988, Deltron, 1990-1991, Rey Tech Corporation, since 1998. Member Rare Earth Research Conference Committee, 1976-1983, Executive Committee, 1977-1983, secretary board directors, 1979-1984. General conference chairman XIV International Rare Earth Research Conference, 1979.

Executive secretary International Frank H. Spedding Award, 1979, 83, Willig award, 1986, International Spencer prize for outstanding contribution to science, 1987, President's Scholar, 1994-1995, Nom. United States Assistant Secretary Defense (Special Operations), 1986-1987. Chairman United States Navy/American Society for Engineering Education Postdoctoral Selection Board, since 1988, United States National Institute Science and Technology Postdoctoral Selection Board, 1989-1991.

Member review panel United States Navy/American Society for Engineering Education Graduate Fellowship Program, since 1990. Chairman, member National Aeronautics and Space Administration/American Society for Engineering Education program review board, since 1994. Chairman International Conference on Novel Laser Sources and Applications, San Jose, California, 1993.

Member Battelle Science Board for selection of graduate scholarship fellows, since 1998. Visiting scholar Stanford University, since 1993.

Achievements

• John Balsbaugh Gruber has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, university administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Symphony Board Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, 1978-1980. President Franklin Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, Pullman, 1973-1974. President elect Parent-Teachers Association coordinating council, City of Pullman, 1974-1975.

Vice president Horace Mann Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, Fargo, 1975-1976, president, 1976-1977. Member Parent-Teachers Association coordinating council, City of Fargo, 1976-1977, North Dakota State Board Parent-Teachers Association. Chairman University, College and Public School Relations Board, 1979-1980.

Active Boy Scouts American. Trustee Pullman Public Library, 1973-1975, North Dakota Symphony Orchestras Association, 1978-1980;member planning commission City of Pullman, 1972-1975. Board directors WestminsterFound., 1982-1984.

Fellow American Society Engineering Education (distinguished), American Physical Society (chairman national meeting sessions). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (secretary lasers and electro-optics 1995-1996), National Science Foundation (reviewer and panel member division material science since 1994), New York Academy Sciences, North Dakota Academy Science, Oregon Academy Science, Academy Sciences of Ukraine, National Academy Sciences (commission on lasers and electro-optics), Council Colls. Arts and Sciences, Optical Society Northern California (vice president 1992, president 1993), Lasers and Electro-optics Society (member program committee national meeting 1995), International Society Optical Engineering (board directors 1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Sigma Iota.

Connections

Married Judith Anne Higer, June 20, 1961. Children: David Powell, Karen Leigh, Mark Balsbaugh.

Father:

Irvin John Gruber

Mother:

Erla R. (Balsbaugh) Gruber

Spouse:

Judith Anne Higer

child:

Karen Leigh Gruber

child:

David Powell Gruber

child:

Mark Balsbaugh Gruber