Robert Moore Westervelt

Background

Westervelt, Robert Moore was born on October 9, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Moore and Marie Louise (Jefferson) Westervelt.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, California Institute Technology, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1977; AM (honorary), Harvard University, 1986.

Career

Professor physics and applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1984; associate professor physics and applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984-1986; professor physics, Gordon McKay professor applied physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1986. Co-chairman Gordon Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, 1988. Board editors Physica D-Nonlinear Phenomena, 1986-1990.

Achievements

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

Membership

Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Father:

Robert Moore Westervelt

Mother:

Marie Louise (Jefferson) Westervelt