Background
Holcomb, Donald Frank was born on November 8, 1925 in Chesterton, Indiana, United States. Son of Roger L. and Ethel (Frank) Holcomb.
academic administrator physicist
Holcomb, Donald Frank was born on November 8, 1925 in Chesterton, Indiana, United States. Son of Roger L. and Ethel (Frank) Holcomb.
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1949; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1954.
Instructor, University of Illinois, 1954; member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, since 1954; professor physics, Cornell Univercity, since 1962; director laboratory atomic and solid state physics, Cornell Univercity, 1964-1968; department chairman physics, Cornell Univercity, 1969-1974, 82-86; trustee, Cornell Univercity, 1976-1981. Consultant Corning Glass Research Laboratory, 1959-1964, Central Institute Industrial Research, Oslo, Norway, 1962.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association Physics Teachers (president 1987, Oersted medal 1996), Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Page, August 26, 1950. Children: Douglas Page, Jane D., Nancy M.