Michael Arthur Short

Background

Short, Michael Arthur was born on August 15, 1930 in London, England. Son of Arthur Leslie and Florence Elsie (Creeke) Short. came to the United States, 1957.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Bristol, England, 1952; Master of Science, U. Bristol, England, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1961.

Career

Scientist, General Electric Company, Wembley, England, 1954-1957; member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1961-1964; senior engineer, Associated Elec. Industries, Manchester, England, 1964-1967; staff scientist, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1967-1980; research associate, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1980-1985; senior staff scientist, SRS Technologies, Irvine, California, since 1985. Consultant Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1987-1988.

Referee X-ray Spectrometry, 1972-1991, Journal X-ray Science and Technology, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Michael Arthur Short has been listed as a noteworthy X-ray chemical physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Crystallographic Association, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, Microbeam Analysis Society.

Connections

Married Dorothy Mary Havard, October 12, 1957. Children: David, Carol, Claire, Pamela.

Father:

Arthur Leslie Short

Mother:

Florence Elsie (Creeke) Short

Spouse:

Dorothy Mary Havard

child:

Pamela Short

child:

David Short

child:

Carol Short

child:

Claire Short