Ross Edward Williams

Background

Williams, Ross Edward was born on June 28, 1922 in Carlinville, Illinois, United States. Son of Cyrus Hillis and Mildred Denby (Ross) Williams.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1940-1943; Master of Science in Physics, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1955.

Career

Instructor in Physics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine., 1942-1943; project engineer, Special Devices Center Office of Naval Research, Sands Point, Long Island, 1946; senior research engineer, Sperry Products, Inc., Danbury, Connecticut, 1947-1949; consultant, government and industrial, private practice, 1953-1960; senior research associate, Hudson Labs Columbia University, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1960-1965; associate director, 1965-1968; professor Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, New York City, 1968-1974; president, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York, since 1974. Consultant National Academy Sciences, Washington, since 1967, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1968-1978. Director Ocean and Atmospheric Science Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York,1968-, Optimum Applied Systems, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York, since 1974, Valleywood Realty, Inc., Yonkers, New York, since 1991, Esthetic Challenges, Inc., Exeter, N.H., since 1993.

Achievements

• Ross Edward Williams has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lay leader, 1976-1979, trustee, 1985-1994, Asbury United Methodist Church, Tuckahoe, New York, 1976-1979. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Physical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Carolyn Chenoweth Williams, July 5, 1958 (divorced June 12, 1986). Children: Robert H. (deceased), Katherine J., Ross E. Junior. Married Madeline D. Peters, September 21, 1996.

Father:

Cyrus Hillis Williams

Mother:

Mildred Denby (Ross) Williams

Spouse:

Carolyn Chenoweth Williams

Spouse:

Madeline D. Peters

child:

Ross E. Junior Williams

child:

Katherine J. Williams

child:

Robert H. Williams (deceased)