Background
Billinge, Roy was born on December 21, 1937 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Son of Bernard and Doris Mary (Golding) Billinge. arrived in Switzerland, 1971.
Billinge, Roy was born on December 21, 1937 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Son of Bernard and Doris Mary (Golding) Billinge. arrived in Switzerland, 1971.
Student, Buxton College, Derbyshire, 1956; Bachelor of Science honors, Kings College, London, 1959; American Kennel Club, Kings College, London, 1960.
Science officer, Rutherford Laboratory, Harwell, England, 1959-1967; leader, Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, 1968-1971; group leader and safety official, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1971-1982; division leader, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1982-1990; director computing, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, since 1991. Member of advisory board Institute for Advanced Physics, La Jolla, California, since 1991. Chairman machine advising committee Superconducting Super Colider, Dallas, 1990-1993;member board overseers Universities Research Association, Washington, 1988-1993.
Fellow Institute Physics (United Kingdom), American Physical Society.
Married Rosemary Fallows, April 2, 1960. Children: Mark, Fiona.