John Elson Furneaux

Background

Furneaux, John Elson was born on March 25, 1947 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Ross C. and Helen T. (Tucker) Furneaux.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1979.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1969; advanced through grades to captain, United States Army, 1971; resigned, United States Army, 1973; graduate fellow, National Science Foundation, Berkeley, 1973-1976; postdoctoral fellow, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, 1979-1981; research physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1981-1989; associate professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1989-1996; professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, since 1996.

Achievements

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

Membership

Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society.

Connections

Married Kathleen Doyle, June 28, 1969. Children: Juliet, Brendan, Justin.

Father:

Ross C. Furneaux

Mother:

Helen T. (Tucker) Furneaux

Spouse:

Kathleen Doyle

child:

Brendan Furneaux

child:

Juliet Furneaux

child:

Justin Furneaux