Robert Pollock Ely

Background

Ely, Robert Pollock was born on April 2, 1930 in Freeport, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Pollock and Katharyn (Wilson) Ely.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959.

Career

Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1960-1962; assistant professor physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1965; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1969; professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1970-1993; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1993. Physicist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, since 1993. Program director National Science Foundation, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Robert Pollock Ely has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1956. Fellow American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Margaret Little, December 27, 1952. Children: Kimberly Ann, Courtney Katharyn, Kirsten Margaret, William.

Father:

Robert Pollock Ely

Mother:

Katharyn (Wilson) Ely

Spouse:

Margaret Little

child:

Courtney Katharyn Ely

child:

Kimberly Ann Ely

child:

William Ely

child:

Kirsten Margaret Ely