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Published as AuthorPublished as SubjectJ. G. Dash
Dates
June 28, 1923 – November 28, 2010
Authorized Form of Name
Dash, J. G., 1923-
Additional Forms of Names
Dash, J. G. (Jay Gregory), 1923-
Dash, J. G., 1923-2010
Dash, Jay Gregory
Biography
Abstract
J. Gregory Dash was a Professor of Physics at the University of Washington, Seattle (1960-2010). Other institutional affiliations included Los Alamos National Laboratory as a staff member and Columbia University (PhD).
Important Dates
June 28, 1923Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1944Obtained B.S., City College of New York, New York (N.Y.).
1949Obtained A.M., Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1951Obtained Ph.D. in Physics, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1951 – 1960Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos (N.M.).
1960 – 2010Acting Associate Professor of Physics (1960-1961); Associate Professor of Physics (1961-1963); Professor of Physics (1963-2003); and Emeritus Professor of Physics (2003-2010), University of Washington, Seattle (Wash.).
1961 – 1964Consultant, Boeing Company.
1974 – 1975Louis Susman Visiting Professor, Technion.
1976 – 1980Member, Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation.
1977 – 1978Exchange Professor, Aix-Marseille Université.
1979Director, Advanced Study Institute, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
1985Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.
1997Director, Advanced Study Institute, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
November 28, 2010Death.
Occupation
Applied physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Neddermeyer, Seth H. (Seth Henry), 1907-1988
Both employed at University of Washington.
Nelson, Ann E. (Ann Elizabeth)
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Robertson, R. G. Hamish, 1943-
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Both employed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Both employed at University of Washington.
Institutions
Major Positions
Aix-Marseille Université
Exchange Professor.
Boeing Company
Consultant.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Staff Member.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Director, Advanced Study Institute.
Tekhniyon, Makhon tekhnologi le-Yisra'el. Fakultah le-fisikah
Louis Susman Visiting Professor.
University of Washington. Department of Physics
Acting Associate Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1985 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.
College of the City of New York (1926-1961). City College. Physics Department
Received B.S.
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Received AM and Ph.D. in 1951.
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Member, Advisory Committee.