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Gibson, Walter Maxwell was born on November 11, 1930 in Enoch, Utah, United States.
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Walter Maxwell Gibson
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Walter Maxwell Gibson, American Physics researcher. Achievements include research nuclear and solid state physics, principally nuclear fission mechanism studies; principles and application of solid state detectors and interaction of charged particles with crystalline and amorphous media, surfaces, structure and dynamics. Fellow American Physics Society; member American Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University California, 1956.
Career
Professor physics, State University of New York, 1976-1984;
vice president research and dean graduate studies, State University of New York, 1984-1986;
professor physics, State University of New York, since 1988. Member technical staff Bell Telephone Labs, 1959-1976. Research collaborator Brookhaven National laboratories, since 1960.
Adjunct Professor Renesselear Polytech. Institute, 1963-1976, Rutgers University, 1963-1976.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physics Society. Member American Vacuum Society, Sigma Xi, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Married, 1967; children.
