Person

Mayer, James W.

1930–2013

PhD degree from Purdue University in physics, and worked at Hughes Research Lab before going to the California Institute of Technology in 1967 as a professor of electrical engineering. In 1980, he joined Cornell University as the Francis Norwood Bard Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, becoming director of the Microscience and Technology Program in 1989. In 1992, Jim joined the faculty at Arizona State University (ASU) where he served as director of the Center for Solid State Science, subsequently becoming a Regents Professor (1994) and P.V. Galvin Professor of Science & Engineering (1997).