Robert Lane McCarthy

Background

McCarthy, Robert Lane was born on January 14, 1943 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel Lane and Mary Elizabeth (Carpenter) McCarthy.

Education

Bachelor in Physics summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1971.

Career

Enrico Fermi fellow, University of Chicago, 1971-1972; assistant professor physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1972-1978; associate professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-1986; professor physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1986; director undergraduate studies in physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1989. Chairman Fermilab Users Executive Committee, Batavia, Illinois, 1984-1985. Visiting scientist Fermilab, Batavia, 1988-1989.

Achievements

• Robert Lane McCarthy has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (division particles and fields).

Connections

Married Betty Lee Minson, September 11, 1965 (divorced April 1994). Children: Michael, Daniel.

Father:

Samuel Lane McCarthy

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Carpenter) McCarthy

Spouse:

Betty Lee Minson

child:

Michael McCarthy

child:

Daniel McCarthy