John Dirk Walecka

Background

Walecka, John Dirk was born on March 11, 1932 in Milwaukee.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958.

Career

National Science Foundation fellow, Stanford University, 1959-1960; from assistant to associate professor physics, Stanford University, 1960-1966; associate dean humanities & science, Stanford University, 1970-1972; chairman academic senate, Stanford University, 1973-1974; department chairman physics, Stanford University, 1977-1982; professor physics, Stanford University, since 1966; scientific director, CEBAF, 1986-1992; CEBAF professor physics, chair department physics, College William and Mary, since 1992. Chairman division, of Nuclear Physics, Australian Psychological Society, 1995-1996.

Achievements

• John Dirk Walecka has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (Tom W. Bonner Nuclear Physics prize 1996).

Connections

Married, 1954; 3 children.