Background
Mitchell, Allan Charles Gray was born on October 1, 1902 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Alfred and Milly Gray (Dumble) Mitchell.
Mitchell, Allan Charles Gray was born on October 1, 1902 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Alfred and Milly Gray (Dumble) Mitchell.
Bachelor of Science, University of Virginia, 1923, Master of Science, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1927. Student universities of Munich and Göttingen, 1927-1928.
Assistant, University of Virginia, 1920-1924. Teaching fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1924-1927. Fellow, Bartol Research Foundation, 1928-1931.
Assistant professor of physics, New York University, 1931-1934, associate professor and department chairman, 1934-1938.
Professor of physics and head department, Indiana University, since 1938. Research associate, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1940, University of Chicago, 1942.
Official investigator Office of Scientific Research and Development, Indiana University, 1942-1944, physicist Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 1944-1946. Member Project Vista, California Institute Technology, 1951.
Board of Governors Argonne National Laboratory, 1949-1952.
Now director Midwestern U. Research Association, past president
Fellow American Physical Society (council 1943-1947), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Indiana Academy Sciences. Member Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Georgianna Peck Fales, September 8, 1926. Children: Georgianna (Mistress L. A. Rivlin), Priscilla.