J. Ross MacDonald
- Born: February 27, 1923 (Savannah, Georgia)
Education
- 1944: BA, Williams College (Physics)
- 1944: SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Electrical Engineering)
- 1947: SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Electrical Engineering)
- 1947–1948: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
- 1948–1950: Oxford University (Physics)
- 1950: DPhil, Oxford University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1950–1952: Armour Research Foundation, Associate Physicist to Physicist
- 1952–1953: Argonne National Laboratory, Associate Physicist, Chemistry Division
- 1953–1955: Texas Instruments, Research Physicist, Semiconductor and Solid State Physics
- 1955–1961: Texas Instruments, Director, Solid State Physics Research
- 1961–1963: Texas Instruments, Director, Physics Research Laboratory
- 1963–1972: Texas Instruments, Director, Central Research Laboratories
- 1967–1968: Texas Instruments, Director, Corporate Research and Engineering
- 1968–1973: Texas Instruments, Vice President, Corporate Research and Engineering
- 1973–1974: Texas Instruments, Vice President, Corporate Research and Development
- 1974–1989: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics
- 1989–present: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Physics
Other Positions
- 1944–1946: United States Navy, Technical Radar-Radio Officer
- 1943–1944: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Assistant
- 1972–1973: Texas Instruments, Manager, Objectives Strategies and Tactics System
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1954–1971: Adjunct Associate Professor of Biophysics, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
- 1970–1974: Chair, Numerical Data Advisory Board, National Academy of Sciences-National Academy of Engineering
- 1965–1973: Member, Solid State Sciences Panel, National Academy of Sciences
- 1971–1974: Adjunct Professor of Biophysics, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School
- 1971–1974: Member, Council, National Academy of Engineering
- 1973–1975: Member, Committee on Education, American Physical Society
- 1974–1978: Consultant, Texas Instruments
- 1975–1978: Member, Committee on Applications of Physics, American Physical Society
- 1975–1978: Member, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics
- 1978–1993: Consultant, Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
- 1979–1983: Member, Board of Directors, Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
- 1980–1983: Secretary, Class III, National Academy of Sciences
- 1981–1973: Member, Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1985–1988: Member, Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Resources, National Academy of Sciences
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1970: National Academy of Engineering, Member
- 1973: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1985: American Physical Society, George E. Pake Prize
Archival Resources
University of Texas at Austin, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University Archives, Austin, Texas
