James Krumhansl
- Born: August 2, 1919 (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Died: May 6, 2004 (Lebanon, New Hampshire)
Education
- 1939: BS, University of Dayton
- 1940: MS, Case Institute of Technology
- 1943: PhD, Cornell University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1943–1944: Cornell University, Instructor in Physics
- 1944–1946: Stromberg-Carlson Company, Physicist
- 1946–1948: Brown University, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics and Applied Mathematics
- 1948–1955: Cornell University, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1955–1958: National Carbon Company, Assistant Director to Associate Director of Research
- 1959–1981: Cornell University, Professor of Physics
- 1981–1990: Cornell University, Horace White Professor of Physics
- 1990–2004: Cornell University, Emeritus Horace White Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1957–1960: Journal of Applied Physics, Editor
- 1960–1964: Cornell University, Director, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics
- 1966–1967: Oxford University, NSF Senior Fellow
- 1974–1978: Physical Review Letters, Senior Editor
- 1977–1977: Oxford University, Visiting Fellow, All Souls College
- 1977–1979: National Science Foundation, Assistant Director for Mathematics, Physical Science, and Engineering
- 1982–1983: Oxford University, Visiting Fellow, All Souls College
- 1989–1989: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1973–1978: Member, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics
- 1980–1982: Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Pennsylvania
- 1980–1987: Member, Board of Directors, Allied Corporation
- 1990–2004: Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Archival Resources
Cornell University, Carl A. Kroch Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Ithaca, New York
