David A. Shirley
American chemist (1934–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Arthur Shirley (March 30, 1934 – March 29, 2021) was an American chemist, best known as the fourth director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1980 to 1989, and for spearheading the funding and creation of the Advanced Light Source.
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David A. Shirley | |
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Born | (1934-03-30)March 30, 1934 |
Died | March 29, 2021(2021-03-29) (aged 86) |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Maine University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Awards | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1972) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Pennsylvania State University |
Thesis | The heat capacities and entropies of iodine and lithium chloride from 15 to 325 degrees Kelvin (1959) |
Doctoral advisor | William Giauque |
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