Background
Cornwall, John Michael was born on August 19, 1934 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Paul Bakewell and Dorothy (Zitkowski) Cornwall.
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John Michael Cornwall
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Education
AB, Harvard University, 1956; Master of Science, U. Denver, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1962.
Career
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1962-1963;
member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1963-1965;
professor physics, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1965. Visiting professor Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1968-1969, Institute de Physique Nuclèaire, Paris, 1973-1974, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974, 87, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1988. Faculty member, Rand Graduate School, 1999.
Consultant Institute Theortical Physics, Santa Barbara, California, 1979-1980, 82, bd directors, 1979-1983. Associate Center International/ Straategic Affairs, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1987. Consultant MITRE Corporation, Aerospace Corporation, Los Alamos National laboratories, Research and Development Corporation.
Member director's advising committee Lawrence Livermore laboratories, since 1997. Member Def Science Board. 1992-1993, mem.task force, 1996.
Chairman External Review committee Accelerator Oper. and Technological Division, Los Alamos National laboratories, since 1995. Member External review committee Center for International Sceurity and Arms Control, Stanford University, 1996. Advanced commission Accelerator Production Tritium Project, since 1997.
Author: (with others)Academic Press Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, other encys, and books. Contributor numerous articles to professional journals Member academic advisory board Research and Development Graduate School, 1994-1997. With United States Army, 1956-1958.
Grantee National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. National Science Foundation pre-postdoctoral fellow 1960-1963, A.P. Sloan fellow, 1967-1971. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Physical Society, Society American Geophysical Union, New York Academy Science.Avocations: jogging, bicycling, golf, bridge.
Achievements
Membership
Member academic advisory board Research and Development Graduate School, 1994-1997, Adjunct Professor, since 1998. With United States Army, 1956-1958. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, New York Academy Science.
Interests
Connections
Married Ingrid Linderos, Oct.16, 1965.
