Background
III, William Andrew Goddard was born on March 29, 1937 in El Centro, California, United States. Son of William Andrew and Barbara Worth (Bright) G.
chemist educator Applied physicist
III, William Andrew Goddard was born on March 29, 1937 in El Centro, California, United States. Son of William Andrew and Barbara Worth (Bright) G.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with highest honors, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science, California Institute Technology, 1964.
Member faculty, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1964;
associate professor theoretical chemistry, California Institute Technology, 1971-1975;
professor theoretical chemistry, California Institute Technology, 1975-1978;
professor of chemistry and applied physics, California Institute Technology, 1978-1984;
Charles and Mary Ferkel professor of chemistry and applied physics, California Institute Technology, since 1984;
director Caltech-National Science Foundation materials research group, California Institute Technology, 1985-1991;
director materials/molecular simulation center, Beckman Institute, California Institute Technology, since 1990. Co-founder Molecular Simulations, Inc., 1984, Schrodinger Inc., 1990;visiting staff member Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1973-1992. Consultant General Motors Research laboratories,1978-, Argonne National Laboratory, 1978-1982, General Electric Research and Development laboratories, since 1982, Failure Analysis Associations, 1988-1990.
Member of advisory committee for chemistry National Science Foundation,1983-1986, chairman, 1985-1986. Member county Gordon Research Confs., 1985-1987, trustee, 1987-1993.
Member of the board on chemical science and technical National Research Council, 1985-1988, member of national materials advisory board commission on tribology of ceramics, 1985-1988, member United States national committee for international union of pure and applied chemistry, commn.on physical science, mathematics and resources, 1985-1988, member of national materialsadv. board commission on computer simulation and analysis on complex materials phenomena, 1986-1988, member board on computer science and technical, 1988-1991, member chemistry panel National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship program, 1990-1993. Member of advisory county Department Chemistry Princeton University, since 1987. Member visiting committee for chemistry department Weiss School Natural Sciences, Rice U., Houston, since 1989.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association Advance Science. Member National Academy Sciences, Materials Research Society, American Chemical Society (award for computers in chemistry 1988), American Vacuum Society, California Catalysis Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Yvonne Amelia Correy, October 27, 1957. Children: William Andrew, Susan Yvonne, Cecelia Moniqué, Lisa Sharéll.