William Carl Lineberger

Background

Lineberger, William Carl was born on December 5, 1939 in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States. Son of Caleb Henry and Evelyn (Cooper) Lineberger.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1961; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute Technology, 1965.

Career

Research physicist, United States Army Ballistic Research laboratories, Aberdeen, Maryland., 1967-1968; postdoctoral associate Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1968-1970; from assistant professor to professor of chemistry, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1970-1983; European Union Condon professor of chemistry, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1983. Phi Beta Kappa national lecturer, 1989.

Achievements

• William Carl Lineberger has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1965-1967. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Joint Institute for Laboratory Physics, American Physical Society (H.P. Broida prize 1981, Bomen Michelson prize 1987, Optical Science American Meggers prize 1988, Plyler prize 1992. Member NAS, American Chemical Society (Irving Langmuir prize 1996), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Sigma Xi. M C.

Connections

Married Katharine Wyman Edwards, July 31, 1979.

Father:

Caleb Henry Lineberger

Mother:

Evelyn (Cooper) Lineberger

Spouse:

Katharine Wyman Edwards