Background
Finlay, Roger William was born on October 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank A. and Marian B. (Howbridge) Finlay.
Finlay, Roger William was born on October 22, 1935 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank A. and Marian B. (Howbridge) Finlay.
Student, Westminster College, 1953-1956; AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1962.
Assistant professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1962-1964; associate professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1965-1968; professor physics, Ohio U., Athens, 1969-1990; distinguished professor physics, Ohio U., Athens, 1991-1994; distinguished professor physics emeritus, Ohio U., Athens, since 1995. Director Institute Nuclear Particle Physics Ohio U., Athens, since 1991.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).
Married Dee Ann Elliott, September 10, 1956 (divorced July 28, 1985). Children: Mark Russell Finlay, Sharyn Jean Croushore. Married Blythe Fuller, December 9, 1995.