John A. Dillon
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John Andrew Dillon, Jr. was an American physicist
, administrator, Professor at the University of Louisville
, and founder and first director of the Systems Science Institute at the University of Louisville
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at Fordham University
and an MS and Ph.D. in 1954 from Brown University
.
In 1954 Dillon joined the faculty at Brown University
, where in 1963 he got promoted to full Professor and chair of the Brown Physics Department. In 1966 he went to the University of Louisville
as Dean of the Graduate School, where he taught physics until he retired in 1986. He also was dean of graduate studies until 1990 at Spalding University
, where he'd previously been provost. In 1986, he was awarded the title of Distinguished Teaching Professor and became an associate in the Department of Community Health of the School of Medicine.
From 1972 until 1978 Dillon was vice president of academic affairs at the University of Louisville. In 1979, Dillon established the interdisciplinary Systems Science Institute, and became university coordinator for energy and environmental affairs, In 1956 Dillon was among the first scientists to joint the Society for General Systems Research
, now International Society for the Systems Sciences, where in 1985 he served as president.
Articles:
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, administrator, Professor at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
, and founder and first director of the Systems Science Institute at the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
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Biography
John Dillon served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during the course of the war, where he worked on the development of Radar systems and guided missiles. After the war, Dillon returned to his education, receiving a BS in PhysicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
and an MS and Ph.D. in 1954 from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
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In 1954 Dillon joined the faculty at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, where in 1963 he got promoted to full Professor and chair of the Brown Physics Department. In 1966 he went to the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
as Dean of the Graduate School, where he taught physics until he retired in 1986. He also was dean of graduate studies until 1990 at Spalding University
Spalding University
Spalding University is a private, co-educational university affiliated with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and located in Louisville, Kentucky.-History:...
, where he'd previously been provost. In 1986, he was awarded the title of Distinguished Teaching Professor and became an associate in the Department of Community Health of the School of Medicine.
From 1972 until 1978 Dillon was vice president of academic affairs at the University of Louisville. In 1979, Dillon established the interdisciplinary Systems Science Institute, and became university coordinator for energy and environmental affairs, In 1956 Dillon was among the first scientists to joint the Society for General Systems Research
Society for General Systems Research
The Society for General Systems Research is predecessor of the current International Society for the Systems Sciences , known to be one the first interdisciplinary and international co-operations in the field of systems theory and systems science...
, now International Society for the Systems Sciences, where in 1985 he served as president.
Publications
- 1949. The Electrolytic Polishing of Silver Single Crystals. Brown University.
- 1954. Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide on Nickel Single Crystal Surfaces. Brown University.
- 1981. Paradigms in changing times : proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the Southeastern Region, April 21–23, 1981. Edited by Rammohan K. Ragade, John A. Dillon, Jr. ; sponsored by Systems Science Institute, University of Louisville.
- 1982. Energetics and Systems. Edited with W.J. Mitsch, R.K. Ragade and R.W. Bosserman. Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Ann Arbor.
- 1982. Foundations of general systems theory. Intersystems Publications.
Articles:
- 1972. "Research and the Universities". With James W. McGrath and Dale C. Ray. In: The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Apr., 1972), pp. 257–266
- 1980. "The Evolution of the American Urban University". In: Urban Education, Vol. 15, No. 1, 33-48 (1980)