Richard Cardinal Williamson

Background

Williamson, Richard Cardinal was born on September 10, 1939 in Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Lyman Olaf and Edna (Cardinal) Williamson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.

Career

Staff physicist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Electronics Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1970; staff member and associate group leader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1970-1980; group leader applied physics, electrooptic device research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1980-1995; senior staff electro-optical devices and materials group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, since 1995.

Achievements

• Richard Cardinal Williamson has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Centennial award 1984, Sonics and Ultrasonics Achievement award 1985). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Optical Society American, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Christine Bauer, September 2, 1961. Children— Kari, Meagan, Heidi, Ryan.

Father:

Lyman Olaf Williamson

Mother:

Edna (Cardinal) Williamson

Spouse:

Christine Bauer