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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorCharles B. Duke
Dates
March 13, 1938 – June 28, 2019
Authorized Form of Name
Duke, Charles B.
Biography
Abstract
Charles B. Duke is Professor of Physics (Research) at the University of Rochester (2007-present). Other affiliations include Xerox Corporation and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research interests include surface physics and organic solids.
Important Dates
March 13, 1938Birth, Richmond (Va.).
1959Obtained BS, Duke University, Durham (N.C.).
1963Obtained PhD in Physics, Princeton University.
1963 – 1969Physicist, Research and Development Center, General Electric Company, Schenectady (N.Y.).
1969 – 1972Professor of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1972 – 1976Member, Board of Directors, American Vacuum Society.
1972 – 1988Research Manager and Senior Research Fellow, Xerox Corporation, Webster (N.Y.).
1972 – 1988Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Rochester.
1976 – 1982Member, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics.
1978 – 1981Member, Board of Directors and President (1979), American Vacuum Society.
1984 – 1987Member, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics.
1985 – 1986Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Materials Research.
1988 – 1989Deputy Director and Chief Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy.
1988 – 1990Member, Council, Materials Research Society.
1989 – 2006Senior Research Fellow (1989-1994) and Senior Manager, Joseph C. Wilson Center for Research and Technology (1994-2006), Xerox Corporation, Webster (N.Y.).
1992 – 2002Editor, Surface Science and Surface Science Letters.
1995 – 1997Member, Council, Materials Research Society.
1995 – 1998Member, Council, American Physical Society.
2006Awarded George E. Pake Prize, American Physical Society.
2007 – presentProfessor of Physics (Research), University of Rochester.
June 28, 2019Death, Webster (N.Y.).
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Anderson, A. C. (Ansel Cochran), 1933-
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Hull, Albert Wallace, 1880-1966
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Loomis, F. W. (Francis Wheeler), 1889-1976
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Suits, C. Guy (Chauncey Guy), 1905-1991
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Additional
Conwell, Esther M. (Esther Marley), 1922-2014
Wigner, Eugene Paul, 1902-1995
Institutions
Major Positions
Elsevier Science Publishers
Editor, Surface Science and Surface Science Letters.
General Electric Company. Research and Development Center
Physicist.
General Electric Company. Research Laboratory
Physicist.
Materials Research Society
Council Member and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Materials Research.
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Deputy Director and Chief Scientist.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics.
University of Rochester. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Adjunct Professor of Physics and Professor of Physics (Research).
Xerox Corporation
Research Manager and Senior Research Fellow; Senior Research Fellow; and Senior Manager, Joseph C. Wilson Center for Research and Technology.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Member, Governing Board.
Member, Council and received 2006 George E. Pake Prize.
President and Member, Board of Directors.
Duke University. Department of Physics
Obtained BS.
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1963).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
50 years of science, technology and the AVS [videorecording], 2003.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Vacuum Society interview collection, 1991-2013.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Charles B. Duke career highlights [autobiographical materials], 1959-2006.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Charles B. Duke correspondence and notes, 1960s.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Charles Duke lecture notes, August 1962.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Charles B. Duke, 2007 January 23.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Esther Conwell, 2007 January 22.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
Approximate single-particle motion in many-fermion systems / by Charles B. Duke.
Surface science : the first thirty years / ed.: Charles B. Duke.