Background
Serene, Joseph William was born on April 4, 1947 in White Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph William and Isodeen Elizabeth (Veiock) Serene.
Serene, Joseph William was born on April 4, 1947 in White Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph William and Isodeen Elizabeth (Veiock) Serene.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1969; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1974.
Research associate, Stanford University, 1974-1975; NORDITA guest professor, Helsinki U. Technology, Otaniemi, Finland, 1975-1976; assistant professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1976-1979; assistant professor, Yale University, 1979-1983; associate professor, Yale University, 1983-1984; program director, section head, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1984-1987; research physicist, section head, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1987-1993; professor physics, department chairman, Georgetown University, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Married Eileen Elizabeth Flanigan, August 16, 1969 (deceased October 1996). Children: Peter Spencer, Stephen Rothrock.