Biography -James D. Gunton -Professor of Physics -Lehigh University

James D. Gunton
Joseph A. Waldschmitt Professor of Physics
Biography

Prof. Gunton (Ph.D, Stanford University, 1967) is a statistical physicist whose current research interests are in the general field of pattern formation in nonlinear, nonequilibrium systems. This encompasses a wide range of fundamental and practical problems in several interdisciplinary fields.

He started his academic career at University of Western Australia, continuing with Temple University from 1968 and Lehigh University since 1988. His research work has been carried out with grants from institutions in Japan, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and US.

EDUCATION:
B.A., Chemistry, Linfield College (Oregon) 1958
B.A., Physics, Oxford University 1961
Ph.D., Physics, Stanford University 1967

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & AWARDS:

Rhodes Scholar Danforth Fellow Woodrow Wilson Fellow (Honorary) Stanford Research Fellow NSF (U.S.-Japan) Visiting Scientist, Fellowship-Research Institute for Fundamental Physics, Yukawa Hall, Kyoto University; Kyoto, Japan Visiting Professor, Kyushu University; Fukuoka, Japan Visiting Professor, Department de Physique Theorique, Universite de Geneve, Switzerland Visiting Professor, Institut fur Festkorperforschung de Kernforschungsanlage, Julich, West Germany Professor, Troisieme Cycle de la Physique en Suisse Romande; Lausanne, Switzerland Visiting Professor, Institut Laue-Langevin; Grenoble, France Iberdrola Professor, IMEDEA, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Fellow, American Physics Society

POSITIONS:
1995-present: Professor of Physics, Lehigh University
1994-1995: Provost, Kenyon College
1988-1994: Dean, College of Arts and Science, Lehigh University
1976-1988: Professor of Physics, Temple University

'85-'88: Director, Center for Advanced Computational Science, Temple University

'83-'85: Director, Institute for Surface and Interface Science, Temple University
1973-1976: Associate Professor of Physics, Temple University
1970-1973: Assistant Professor, Temple University
1968-1970: Visiting Assistant Professor, Temple University
1966-1968: Lecturer in Physics, University of Western Australia

James D. Gunton - Professor of Physics
418 Lewis Laboratory, (610) 758 3959
jdg4@lehigh.edu
URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/~jdg4/