Background
Graves, Alvin Cushman was born on November 4, 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Herbert C. and Clara Edith (Walter) Graves.
Graves, Alvin Cushman was born on November 4, 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Herbert C. and Clara Edith (Walter) Graves.
Bachelor of Science, University Virginia, 1931. Postgraduate Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1939.
Instructor physics University Texas, 1939-1941, assistant professor, 1941, associate professor (on leave). 1942-1960; with University of Chicago Metell. Laboratory, 1942-1943.
Staff member Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, University of California, 1943-1945, group leader, 1945-1947, associate division leader, 1947-1948, division leader, since 1948.
Deputy science director Pacific Proving Grounds operations, 1947-1948, science director, 1948-1955. Test director Nevada Proving Grounds operations, 1951-1954, science adviser Nevada Test Site, since 1955, Eniwatok Proving Ground operations, 1955-1960.
Chairman Committee Senior Reviewers, Atomic Energy Commission. Atomic Energy Commission representative Conference on Discontinuance Nuclear Weapons Tests, and Technology Working Group on Detection and Identification High-Altitude Nuclear Explosions, Geneva, Switzerland, 1959-1960.
Chairman Nevada planning board (Atomic Energy Commission), 1961.
Member Pacific planning board (Atomic Energy Commission), 1963, also joint nuclear test plan group, 1964. Consultant Army Science Advisory Panel. Organizer, director, Chairman of the Board Los Alamos National Bank, since 1963.
Member past president Los Alamos School Board. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Institute Physics, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Elizabeth Riddle, September 27, 1937. Children: Marilyn Edith, Alvin Palmer, Elizabeth Anne.