Background
Dynes, Robert C. was born on November 8, 1942 in London, Ontario, Canada. Naturalized United States citizen, 1984.
academic administrator physics professor
Dynes, Robert C. was born on November 8, 1942 in London, Ontario, Canada. Naturalized United States citizen, 1984.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics, University Western Ontario, 1964. Master of Science in Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1968.
Doctor of Science (honorary), McMaster University. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), L'U. de Montréal. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Western Ontario.
Postdoctoral fellow American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1968—1970, member technical staff, 1970—1974, department head, semiconductor & chemical physics research, 1974—1981, department head, solid state & physics of materials research, 1981—1983, director chemical physics research, 1983—1990. Professor physics University California, San Diego, 1990—2003, since 2008, chair department physics, 1994—1995, senior vice chancellor acadamec affairs, 1995—1996, chancellor, 1996—2003. Professor physics University California, Berkeley, 2003—2008.
President systemwide Headquarters University California, 2003—2008, president emeritus, since 2008. Board governors Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 1992—1998, since 2008, San Diego Foundation, since 2008. Member executive committee Council Competitiveness, 2002—2008.
Member governor's task force California Nurse Education Initiative, 2004—2008. Member California Commission Jobs & Economic Growth, 2005—2008, Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership, 2005—2008, Business-Higher Education Forum. Fellow California Council of Scientific & Technology.
Fellow: Canada Institute Advanced Research, American Physical Society. Member: National Academy of Sciences (council member since 2010), American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Ann P. Dynes.