Dr. William Happer, Jr.
(Term expires January 31, 2010)
Dr. William Happer is a specialist
in laser spectroscopy, optical pumping, radio frequency spectroscopy, and
magnetic resonance. He is a professor in the Department of Physics at
Dr. Happer is currently involved with JASON, NAS, The Marshall Institute, Richard Lounsbery Foundation and MITRE.
In the past he has been involved with the Homeland Security
Science & Technology Comm., Physics Section of the National Academy of
Sciences, Princeton University Research Board, Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Research, Columbia University Radiation laboratory, Associate Professor
of Physics, Instructor in Physics, and Research Physicist at
He has received many special grants, awards and appointments including Cyrus Fogg Bracket Professor Physics, Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina to name a few.
He has maintained an interest in applied physics and the
impact of science and technology on public policy. He has served as a
consultant to numerous firms and government agencies, including Singer-Kearfott, Litton Industries, Bendix,
RCA, the Applied Physics Laboratory of the
Dr. Happer has published more than 100 scientific papers in The Physical Review, The Physical Review Letters, The Reviews of Modern Physics, and other scientific journals and encyclopedias.
Dr. Happer holds a Ph.D. in
Physics from