John Joseph Brehm

Background

Brehm, John Joseph was born on December 6, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Jay and Mattie (Thornell) Brehm.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1963; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1959.

Career

Physicist, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1958-1962; National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1962-1963; assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1963-1966; associate professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1966-1967; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1967-1971; professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1971-1997; professor emeritus, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1997. Undergraduate program director Department of Physics, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1988-1992.

Achievements

• John Joseph Brehm has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, landscaping, miniature house construction.

Connections

Married Mary Ellen Kempers, November 26, 1959. Children: John, Robert, Richard, Jennifer.

Father:

John Jay Brehm

Mother:

Mattie (Thornell) Brehm

Spouse:

Mary Ellen Kempers

child:

John Brehm

child:

Jennifer Brehm

child:

Richard Brehm

child:

Robert Brehm