Joseph Lyons Snider

Background

Snider, Joseph Lyons was born on June 10, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph Lyons Senior and Greta (Wood) Snider.

Education

Bachelor, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1961.

Career

Instructor, research fellow in physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961-1964; assistant professor physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1969; associate professor physics, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1969-1975; professor physics, Oberlin (Ohio) College, since 1975.

Achievements

• Joseph Lyons Snider has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, British Society for the History of Science, Royal Institute Great Britain.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, squash, sailing, traveling.

Connections

Father:

Joseph Lyons Senior Snider

Mother:

Greta (Wood) Snider