Marjorie Ann Olmstead

Background

Olmstead, Marjorie Ann was born on August 18, 1958 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Blair E. and Elizabeth (Dempwolf) Olmstead.

Education

Bachelor in Physics, Swarthmore College, 1979; Master of Arts in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1985.

Career

Research staff, Palo Alto (California) Research Center Xerox corporation, 1985-1986; assistant professor physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1986-1990; assistant professor physics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1991-1993; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1993-1997; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1997. Principal investigator materials science division Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1988-1993.

Achievements

• Marjorie Ann Olmstead has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Vacuum Society (Peter Mark Memorial award 1994). Member American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society (Maria Goeppart-Mayer award 1996), Materials Research Society, Association Women in Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

Blair E. Olmstead

Mother:

Elizabeth (Dempwolf) Olmstead