Background
Nettleton, Richard Ellsworth was born on June 1, 1930 in New Haven. Arrived in South Africa, 1974. Son of William Ellsworth and Henrietta May (Perkins) Nettleton.
Nettleton, Richard Ellsworth was born on June 1, 1930 in New Haven. Arrived in South Africa, 1974. Son of William Ellsworth and Henrietta May (Perkins) Nettleton.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Amherst College, 1951; Master of Science in Physics, Brown U., 1953; Doctor of Philosophy of Physics, Brown U., 1955; Doctor of Science, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1990.
Post doctoral National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1955—1957. Welch post doctoral Rice University, Houston, 1957—1959. Mathematics physicist National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1959—1964.
Technical staff member Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, 1965—1970. Visiting associate professor physics Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1970—1971, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1971—1972. Visiting professor laboratory diélectriques University Dijon, France, 1972—1973.
Visiting senior research fellow physics department Queen Mary College, London, 1973—1974. Senior lecturer physics department University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1974—1978, reader in statistical physics, 1979—1995, honorary professorial research fellow, since 1996.
Member American Physical Society.