Joseph Melvin Reynolds

Background

Reynolds, Joseph Melvin was born on June 16, 1924 in Woodlawn, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Jennings and Frances (Shelby) Reynolds.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1946; Master of Science, Yale University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1950.

Career

Assistant professor physics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1950-1954; associate professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1954-1958; professor physics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1958-1962; Boyd professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1962; vice president instruction and research, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1965-1981; vice president academic affairs, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1981-1985; vice president emeritus, Louisiana State University, since 1985. John Simon Guggenheim fellow and visiting professor Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, U.Leiden, Netherlands, 1959, Stanford University, 1969-1970. Member of national science board National Science Foundation, 1966-1978i.

Member naval studies board NAS, 1974-1979, chairman panel on advisory navigation technical, since 1978, member Space Studies Board, 1988-1990. Chairman Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe science review board National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1983-1989. Member task force on science uses of space station National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Space and Earth Sciences Advisory Committee, 1984-1987.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration representative on Internat.Forum on Science Uses of Space Station, 1985-1987. Science coordinator committee experimental gravitation California Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1988-1991, science advising committee for low temperature research facilities for space station Freedom, 1990-1991;member panel of experts Space Agilysys Forum for 1992 International Space Year, since 1990.

Achievements

• Joseph Melvin Reynolds has been listed as a noteworthy University official, physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board visitors Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1978-1984. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Institute Astronautics and aeronautics, American Institute Physics (Board of Governors 1987-1989), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ruth Anna Heise, September 2, 1950. Children: Molly Elizabeth (Mistress Shingo Kuribayshi), John Shelby, Wendy Lee (Mistress Robert Nield).

Father:

James Jennings Reynolds

Mother:

Frances (Shelby) Reynolds

Spouse:

Ruth Anna Heise

child:

Wendy Lee Reynolds (Mistress Robert Nield)

child:

John Shelby Reynolds

child:

Molly Elizabeth Reynolds (Mistress Shingo Kuribayshi)