John Gibbons
- Born: January 15, 1929 (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Education
- 1949: BS, Randolph-Macon College (Mathematics and Chemistry)
- 1954: PhD, Duke University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1954–1969: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Physicist and Group Leader, Nuclear Geophysics, Physics Division
- 1969–1973: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Director, Environmental Program
- 1973–1974: Federal Office of Energy Conservation, Director
- 1974–1979: University of Tennessee, Professor of Physics, and Director of Energy, Environment and Resources Center
- 1979–1993: Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, Director
- 1993–1998: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Director and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
- 1998–present: Resource Strategies, President
Other Positions
- 1998–1999: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Karl T. Compton Lecturer
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1976–1979: Member, Advisory Committee, Energy Conservation Programs, National Bureau of Standards
- 1977–1979: Chair, Panel on Residential Energy Conservation Assessment, Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress
- 1977–1979: Chair, Advisory Committee, Energy and Environmental Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1978–1979: Member, Energy Research Advisory Board, United States Department of Energy
- 1978–1979: Member, Advisory Panel, Division of Policy Research and Analysis, National Science Foundation
- 1979–1992: Member, Energy and Resources Committee, Aspen Institute
- 1980–1992: Member, Senior Advisory Panel, Energy Modeling Forum, Stanford University
- 1983–1992: Member, Board of Directors, Resources for the Future, Inc.
- 1984–1989: Member, School of Engineering Advisory Council, Stanford University
- 1988–1990: Member, Board of Directors, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1993–1998: Member, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, National Academy of Sciences
- 1998–present: Council of Advisers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 1998–2000: Member, Steering Committee, National Climate Assessment
- 1999–2000: Senior Fellow, National Academy of Engineering
- 1999–2001: Senior Adviser, United States Department of State
- 2000–2006: Member, International Advisory Board, Committee on International Programs, National Academy of Sciences
- 2001–present: Division Adviser, Division on Physical Sciences and Engineering, National Research Council
- 2002–present: Consultant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- 2003–2006: Chair, Board of Directors, Population Action International
- 2006–present: Member, Advisory Board, Scientists and Engineers for America
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1994: National Academy of Engineering, Member
- 1999: American Philosophical Society, Member
- 2005: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
Archival Resources
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC
