Background
Bromley, David Allan was born on May 4, 1926 in Westmeath, Ontario, Canada. Son of Milton Escort and Susan Anne (Anderson) Bromley.
physicist university professor nuclear scientist
Bromley, David Allan was born on May 4, 1926 in Westmeath, Ontario, Canada. Son of Milton Escort and Susan Anne (Anderson) Bromley.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, 1948; Master of Science in Physics, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Physics, U. Rochester, 1952; Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1961; D of Natural Philosophy (honorary), University Frankfurt, 1978; Docteur (Physique) (honorary), University Strasbourg, 1980; Doctor of Science (honorary), Queen's U., 1981; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1982; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Witwatersrand, 1982; Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, 1988; Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Bridgeport, 1981; Dott. (honorary), University Padua, 1983; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University New Haven, 1987; Doctor of Science (honorary), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Illinois Institute Technology, 1990; Doctor of Science (honorary), Lehigh University, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Guelph, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), Fordham University, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), College of William and Mary, 1991; D Engineering Technology (honorary), Wentworth Institute, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts Doctor of Science (honorary), Adelphi U., 1993; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1993; D. England (honorary), Colorado School Mines, 1992; Doctor of Science (honorary), Florida State University, 1993; Doctor of Science (honorary), Michigan State University, 1994; Doctor of Science (honorary), Mount Sinai Medical, 1996; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Pittsburgh, 1997; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Toronto, 1998.
Oper. engineer, Hydro Electric Power Commission Ontario, 1947-1948;
research officer, National Research Council Canada, 1948;
instructor, then assistant professor physics, U. Rochester, 1952-1955;
senior research officer, section head, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., 1955-1960;
associate professor physics, associate director heavy ion accelerator laboratory, Yale University, 1960-1961;
professor physics, director A. W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory, Yale University, 1961-1989;
chairman physics department, Yale University, 1970-1977;
Henry Ford II professor physics, Yale University, 1972-1993;
Sterling professor science, dean engineering, Yale University, New Haven, since 1994;
assistant to President for science and technical, Washington, 1989-1993;
director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, 1989-1993;
chairman, President's Council Advisers on Science and Technology, Washington, 1989-1993;
chairman, Federal Coordinating Council Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, 1989-1993;
chairman, National Critical Materials Council, Washington, 1990-1992. Consultant Brookhaven, Argonne, Berkley and Oak Ridge National laboratories, Bell Telephone laboratories, International Business Machines Corporation, GTE. Member panel nuclear physics National Academy Sciences, 1964, Chairman of Commission on nuclear science, 1966-1974, chairman physics survey, 1969-1974.
Member-at-large, member Executive Committee division physical science National Research Council, 1970-1974, member Executive Committee, assembly physical and mathematics science, 1974-1978, member naval science board, 1974-1978. Member high energy physics advisory panel Energy Research and Development Administration, 1974-1978;member nuclear science advisory panel National Science Foundation and Department Energy, 1980-1989. Member White House Science Council, 1981-1989, National Science Board, 1988-1989.
Board directors MBARI, Monterey, California, Echlin Incorporated, New York Haven, Thermo Vision, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Science Applications International, Paris. Founding partner WashingtonAdv. Group, 1997.
Board of directors Oak Ridge Association Universities, 1977-1980, U. Bridgeport, 1981-1986, Sheffield Scientific School, since 1995. Fellow American Physical Society (vice president 1995, president-elect 1996, member county 1967-1971, president 1997), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman physics section 1977-1978, president-elect 1980, president since 1981, Chairman of the Board since 1982, William Careymedal 1993, Philip Abelson prize 1997), Washington Advisory Group (senior);member NAS, Canada Association Physicists, European Physical Society, Connecticut Academy Arts. and Sciences, New York Academy Arts and Sciences (governor since 1994), Connecticut Academy Science and Engineering (county 1976-1978), International Union Pure and Applied Physics (United States national committee since 1969, chairman 1975-1976, vice president 1975-1981, president 1984-1987), Southeastern U. Research Association (board directors 1984-1989), Council on Foreign Rels., New York Academy Sciences (Board of Governors since 1994), Council Engineering Deans (board directors since 1994), American Society for Engineering Education (board directors since 1995), American Association Engineering Education (board directors since 1995), Sigma Xi (president Yale 1962-1963).
Married Patricia Jane Brassor, August 30, 1949 (deceased October 1990). Children: David John, Karen Lynn.