Background
Langenberg, Donald Newton was born on March 17, 1932 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ernest George and Fern (Newton) Langenberg.
academic administrator physicist
Langenberg, Donald Newton was born on March 17, 1932 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ernest George and Fern (Newton) Langenberg.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1953. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation fellow), University California, Berkeley, 1959.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1985. Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1971. Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, 1998.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Gallandet University, 2008.
Electronics engineer, Hughes Research laboratories, Culver City, California, 1953-1955;
acting instructor, University of California at Berkeley, 1958-1959;
member of faculty, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1960-1983;
professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1967-1983;
director, Laboratory for Research on Structure of Matter, 1972-1974;
vice provost for graduate studies and research, 1974-1979;
chancellor, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1983-1990;
chancellor, U. Maryland. System, Adelphi, since 1990. Maitre de conference associe Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France,1966-1967.
Visiting professor California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1971. Guest researcher Zentralinstitut für Tieftemperaturforschung der Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Technische Universität München, 1974. Deputy director National Science Foundation, 1980-1982.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (president 1990), American Physical Society (president 1993), Sigma Xi.
Married Patricia Ann Warrington, June 20, 1953. Children: Karen Kaye, Julia Ann, John Newton, Amy Paris.