Robert Philip Hurst

Background

Hurst, Robert Philip was born on May 30, 1930 in Bozeman, Montana, United States. Son of John Wildedoor Hurst and Frances L. Stevens.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Montana State University, 1952; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1958.

Career

Junior scientist, General Electric Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 1952-1954; postdoctoral fellow, University Texas, Austin, 1958; postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1958-1959; postdoctoral fellow, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1960; assistant professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1960-1962; assistant professor physics, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1962-1965; associate professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1965-1968; professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1968.

Achievements

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

Membership

Troop leader Boy Scouts American, Amherst, New York, since 1970. Deacon North Presbyterian Church, Williamsville, New York, 1973-1975, elder, 1980-1983, trustee, 1985-1989. Member American Physical Society, New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: square dancing, camping.

Connections

Married Leslie Ann Hurst, March 11, 1955 (deceased September 1991). Children: Kathleen, Frederick, Karl, William.

Father:

John Wildedoor Hurst

Mother:

Frances L. Stevens

Spouse:

Leslie Ann Hurst

child:

William Hurst

child:

Karl Hurst

child:

Frederick Hurst

child:

Kathleen Hurst