Background
Ethnicity:
Father Irish (Briscoe / Curley) - Mother Hungarian (Pusztay / Mikula))
Briscoe, William was born on October 8, 1947 in New York City. Son of William Curley and Alice Elizabeth (Pusztay) Briscoe.
Education
Associate of Arts, Xaverian College, Maryland., 1969.
Bachelor of Arts, The Catholic University of America, 1970.
Master of Science, Northeastern University, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America,1978.
Career
Teacher, hockey and football coach Saint John"s High School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts,
1971-1974. Research associate Catholic University, Washington, 1974-1978.
Assistant Professor physics University of California at Los Angeles, 1978-1982.
Assistant Professor physics The George Washington University, 1982 - 1985.
Associate Professor physics The George Washington University, 1985 - 1992.
Professor physics The George Washington University, since 1992.
Professor Emeritus physics The George Washington University, since 2022.
Consultant, guest scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Bates Laboratory, since 1975,
Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1978,
National Executive Committee-Saclay, France, since 1978,
Nikhef-K, Amsterdam, Netherlands, since 1983.
National Science Foundation grantee, since 1981.
Department of Energy grantee since 1992.
Membership
Member American Association of University Professors, American Physical Society. Clubs: Faculty (George Washington University).
Connections
Married Nance Lee, December 9, 1983. Children: Shane, Tye-Scott.
- Father:
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William Curley Briscoe
- Mother:
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Alice Elizabeth (Pusztay) Briscoe
- Spouse:
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Nance Lee
- child:
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Shane Briscoe
- child:
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Tye-Scott Briscoe