Background
Fontana, Peter Robert was born on April 20, 1935 in Bern, Switzerland. Son of René Fontana and Mathilde Erika (Lanz) Sandoz. came to the United States, 1956.
Fontana, Peter Robert was born on April 20, 1935 in Bern, Switzerland. Son of René Fontana and Mathilde Erika (Lanz) Sandoz. came to the United States, 1956.
Master of Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1960.
Research associate, University of Chicago, 1960-1962; assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1962-1967; associate professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1967-1974; professor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, since 1974. Visiting professor Swiss Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1976, U. Tubingen, Germany, 1982. Consultant National Science Foundation, 1967-1970.
Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Sheryl Patricia Nelson, June 30, 1984. Children: Erika Christine, Laura Suzanne.