Walter Thomas Grandy

Background

Grandy, Walter Thomas was born on June 1, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Thomas and Margaret Mary (Hayes) Grandy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Colorado, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Colorado, 1964.

Career

Physicist, National Bureau Standards, Boulder, Colorado, 1958-1963; member of faculty, U. Wyoming, Laramie, since 1963; professor physics, U. Wyoming, since 1969; head Department, University Wyoming, 1971-1978. Fulbright lecturer U. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1966-1967, visiting professor, 1982. Visiting professor U. Tubingen, W. Germany, 1978-1979, U. Sydney, Australia, 1988.

Achievements

• Walter Thomas Grandy has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1957. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physical Society, Brasilian Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Patricia Josephine Langan, December 27, 1955. Children: Christopher, Neal, Mary, Jeanne.

Father:

Walter Thomas Grandy

Mother:

Margaret Mary (Hayes) Grandy

Spouse:

Patricia Josephine Langan

child:

Neal Grandy

child:

Christopher Grandy

child:

Jeanne Grandy

child:

Mary Grandy