Rolf Malcolm Sinclair

Background

Sinclair, Rolf Malcolm was born on August 15, 1929 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Elizabeth (Stout) Sinclair.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1949; Master of Arts (Reade scholar), Rice U., 1951; Doctor of Philosophy (Institute fellow), Rice U., 1954.

Career

Physicist,, Westinghouse Research laboratories, 1953-1956; visiting scientist, U. Hamburg, Germany, 1956-1957; visiting scientist, U. Paris, 1957-1958; visiting scientist, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Laboratory, England, 1965-1966; research physicist, Princeton University, 1958-1969; program director, National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1969. Member Solstice Project, 1978-1991. National Science Foundation representative United States Solar Eclipse Expedition toIndia, 1980, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 1995, 96.

Distinguished vis.prof. New Mexico State University, 1985. Visiting professor Northern Arizona U., 1986.

Visiting science Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1988-1989, guest scientist, since 1989. Consultant to industry, 1960-1969.

Achievements

• Rolf Malcolm Sinclair has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (panel public affairs 1976-1977, nominating committee 1988-1990), American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary physics section since 1972, member county 1972-1973, nominating committee 1982-1983), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Margaret Lee Andrews, June 13,1959 (divorced 1978). Children: Elizabeth Ann, Andrew Caisley. Married Allyn J. Miner, July 29, 1991.

Father:

Nathan Sinclair

Mother:

Elizabeth (Stout) Sinclair

Spouse:

Allyn J. Miner

Spouse:

Margaret Lee Andrews

child:

Elizabeth Ann Sinclair

child:

Andrew Caisley Sinclair