Background
Ballam, Joseph was born on January 2, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Sarah (Roosov) Ballam.
Ballam, Joseph was born on January 2, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Sarah (Roosov) Ballam.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Michigan, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1951.
Physicist, Navy Department, 1940-1945;
instructor, research associate, Princeton, 1951-1956;
professor physics, Michigan State University, 1956-1960;
associate director, head research division, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 1961-1982;
professor physics, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 1963-1987;
emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, since 1987. Research collaborator, guest physicist Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1955. National Research Council senior visiting fellow Imperial College, London, 1980-1981.
Senior visiting scientist Ecole Polytechnique Paliseau, Paris, 1981. Consultant to Director, Superconducting Supercollider Laboratory, 1989-1993. Visiting scholar Columbia University, 1991-1992.
Fellow American Physical Society M C.
Married Ethel Hirsh, December 28, 1938. Children— John Joseph, Elysa Denise.