Ernest Henley

Born: June 10, 1924 (Germany)

Education

1944: BEE, City College of New York
1952: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)

Major Positions

1946–1948: Airborne Instruments Laboratory, Electrical Engineer
1951–1952: Stanford University, Research Associate
1952–1954: Columbia University, Jewett Fellow and Lecturer
1954–1957: University of Washington, Assistant Professor of Physics
1957–1961: University of Washington, Associate Professor of Physics
1961–1994: University of Washington, Professor of Physics
1979–1987: University of Washington, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
1995–present: University of Washington, Emeritus Professor of Physics

Other Positions

1990–1991: University of Washington, Director, Institute for Nuclear Theory
1992–1992: American Physical Society, President

Selected Part-Time Positions

1971–1972: Chair, Faculty Senate, University of Washington
1979–1980: Chair, Division of Nuclear Sciences, American Physical Society
1983–1987: Member, Board of Directors, Washington Technology Center
1984–1987: Member, Board of Directors, Pacific Science Center
1986–1989: Chair, Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, United States Department of Energy and National Science Foundation
1989–1989: Chair, Physics Section, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1992–1994: Chair, Policy Committee, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
1993–1996: Chair, Board of Trustees, Associated Universities, Inc.

Selected Awards and Honors

1979: National Academy of Sciences, Member
1989: American Physical Society, Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics

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