Background
Bron, Walter Ernest was born on January 17, 1930 in Berlin. Son of Arthur and Edith (Seidel) Bron. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1946.
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Walter Ernest Bron
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Biomedical Engineering, New York University, 1952; Master of Science, Columbia, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1958.
Career
Research associate, International Business Machines Corporation Watson Laboratory, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1957-1958;
research physicist, International Business Machines Corporation Watson Laboratory, 1958-1966;
associate professor physics, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1966-1969;
professor, Indiana U., 1969-1986;
professor department physics, University of California, Irvine, since 1986;
chairman, University of California, Irvine, 1989-1992. Lecturer George Washington University, 1955-1956, Columbia, 1957, adjunct lecturer, 1964. Visiting professor Physikalisches Institut der Technischen Hochschule, Stuttgart, Germany, 1966-1967.
Visiting scientist Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, 1973-1974, 81-82, 83.
Achievements
Membership
Member Bloomington Environmental Quality and Conservation Commission, 1972-1981, chairman, 1974-1976. Served with Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Fellow American Physical Society.
Member Optical Society American, Sassafras Audubon Society (president 1976-1978), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Connections
Married Ann Elisabeth Berend, June 1, 1952. Children: Karen Susanne, Michelle Elise.
