W. Conyers Herring
- Born: November 15, 1914 (Scotia, New York)
- Died: July 23, 2009 (Palo Alto, California)
Education
- 1933: AB, University of Kansas
- 1937: PhD, Princeton University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1937–1939: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NRC Fellow
- 1939–1940: Princeton University, Instructor in Mathematics
- 1940–1941: University of Mississippi, Instructor in Physics
- 1946–1946: University of Texas, Austin, Professor of Applied Mathematics
- 1946–1978: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1978–1981: Stanford University, Professor of Applied Physics
- 1981–2009: Stanford University, Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics
Other Positions
- 1941–1945: Columbia University, Researcher, Division War Research
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1959: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 1968: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1984: Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics
Oral History Interviews
- 1974: Available Online
- 2000: Available Online
Published Resources
Philip W. Anderson, Theodore H. Geballe, and Walter A. Harrison, "W. Conyers Herring: 1914-2009", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
