Paul Thomas Gilbert

Background

Gilbert, Paul Thomas was born on July 29, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul T. and Ilse (Forster) Gilbert.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Northwestern University, 1936; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1936-1938; Master of Arts in Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 1940; postgraduate, California Institute Technology, 1941; postgraduate, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1971-1974.

Career

Teaching assistant mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1939-1941; instructor mathematics, Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, 1941, 43-44; instructor mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1943; research chemist, Metalloy Corporation, Minneapolis, 1944-1946; research scientist, Beckman Instruments, South Pasadena, California, 1946-1952; research scientist, North America Aviation, Downey, California, 1952-1955; research scientist, Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, Palo Alto, California, 1955-1971; development engineer Chemistry Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1971-1993. Teacher mathematics Northwest Military and Naval Preparatory School, Minneapolis, 1939-1941, 45. Technical translator, since 1946.

Consultant Atomics International, Canoga Park, California, 1956-1959, lecturer Fullerton Youth Museum, 1963-1965, board directors.

Membership

Racecourse measurer Santa Barbara Athletic Association, since 1978. Cadet United States Air Force, 1941-1943. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Mathematics Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Eta Sigma.

Interests

• Avocations: running, surfing, natural history, indexing, piano.

Connections

Married Phyllis A. Simons, October 17, 1942 (divorced July 1955). Children: Susan R. Sorensen, John (deceased), Brian (deceased), Wendy E. Levy. Married Hazel L. Dalton, July 9, 1955 (deceased January 1999).

Children: Michael L. Pinizzotto, Michele L. Urquhart. Married Erlinda M. Rodriguez, April 10, 1999. Children: Desiree A. Milling, Vincent L. Ruiz, Stephanie D. Ruiz, Donald P. Ruiz.

Father:

Paul T. Gilbert

Mother:

Ilse (Forster) Gilbert

Spouse:

Erlinda M. Rodriguez

Spouse:

Phyllis A. Simons

Spouse:

Hazel L. Dalton

child:

Brian Gilbert (deceased)

child:

Vincent L. Ruiz Gilbert

child:

Michael L. Pinizzotto Gilbert

child:

John Gilbert (deceased)

child:

Donald P. Ruiz Gilbert

child:

Stephanie D. Ruiz Gilbert

child:

Susan R. Sorensen Gilbert

child:

Desiree A. Milling Gilbert

child:

Wendy E. Levy Gilbert

child:

Michele L. Urquhart Gilbert