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McVoy, Kirk Warren was born on February 22, 1928 in Minneapolis. Son of Kirk Warren and Phyllis (Farmer) McVoy.
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Kirk Warren McVoy, American Physicist, educator. Achievements include research and publications on nuclear reaction theory. Fulbright research grantee U. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1960-1961; senior scientist awardee A. von Humboldt Foundation, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, West Germany, 1980-1981. Fellow American Physical Society; member Mexico Academy Sciences (correspondent).
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1950; Bachelor of Arts (Rhodes scholar), University of Oxford, England, 1952; Diploma, U. Gottingen, Germany, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell U, 1956.
Career
Research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1956-1958; assistant professor, Brandeis U., 1958-1962; associate professor physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963-1967; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1967-1993; professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1993. Visiting distinguished professor physics Brooklyn College, 1970-1971. Visiting professor Indiana U., 1971-1972.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Mexico Academy Sciences (correspondent).
Connections
Married Hilda A. Van Der Laan, August 15, 1953. Children— Christopher, Lawrence, Annelies.
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Fulbright research grantee U. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1960-1961. Senior scientist awardee A. von Humboldt Foundation, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, West Germany, 1980-1981.Fulbright research grantee U. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1960-1961. Senior scientist awardee A. von Humboldt Foundation, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, West Germany, 1980-1981.