William Hugh Nelson

Background

Nelson, William Hugh was born on April 9, 1944 in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Hugo Ragnar and Emily (Keck) Nelson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966; Master of Science, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Solid State Sciences, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1973.

Career

Lecturer, Physics Department LeHigh U., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1970-1972; research associate, U. Delaware, Newark, 1973; postdoctoral fellow, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1974-1975; professor physics, Rochester (New York) Institute of Technology, 1975-1978; senior scientist, Raytheon Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1978-1984; member technical staff, GTE Corporation laboratories, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1984.

Achievements

• William Hugh Nelson has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (secretary, treasurer lasers and electro-optics Boston section 1987-1988, vice chairman 1988-1989, chairman 1990-1991, member Executive Committee 1991-1992), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Optical Society American.

Connections

Married Rachel Jeannie Moreau, August 9,1969. Children: Michael William, Jeffrey Hugh.

Father:

Hugo Ragnar Nelson

Mother:

Emily (Keck) Nelson

Spouse:

Rachel Jeannie Moreau

child:

Jeffrey Hugh Nelson

child:

Michael William Nelson