Steven M. Grimes Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Nuclear Astrophysics Research

Dr. Grimes was honored as Distinguished Professor by the American Physical Society in 2001

ATHENS, OH, July 30, 2019 – Dr. Steven M. Grimes has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Having accrued over 50 years of inimitable experience in the field of astrophysics research, Dr. Grimes retired from his position as a physics educator and the director of the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory at Ohio University in 1991, accepting the distinguished title of a professor emeritus. Active in those posts from 1985 to 1991, he previously worked at the aforementioned university as a visiting professor between 1978 and 1979. He additionally found success as a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California from 1971 until 1981, after which time he provided his expertise as a consultant. Dr. Grimes began his career with a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel in Switzerland from 1968 to 1969 as well as at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1970.

Before he embarked upon his professional journey, Dr. Grimes pursued an education at Stanford University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1963. He subsequently attended the University of Wisconsin, obtaining a Master of Science in 1964 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1968. During this time, Dr. Grimes became a member of such honorable societies as Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa.

Much sought after for his abundant experience in the field of astrophysics, Dr. Grimes has contributed his expertise to a number of articles published in professional and scientific journals. Moreover, he served as an editor for “Moment Methods” in 1979 and “Neutron-Nucleus Collisions” in 1985. A fellow of the American Physical Society, Dr. Grimes was additionally acknowledged by the American Physical Society as a Distinguished Professor in 2001 and as an Outstanding Referee in 2008, both of which were monumental achievements he recalls with immense gratification.

Dr. Grimes was initially inspired to enter the field of physics and engineering as a result of his father, a chemical engineer who often spoke to him at length about heating, cooling, and electrical connections. Since then, his formative influences have been Heinz Barschall, his thesis advisor; John Anderson, his supervisor at Livermore; and Fern, his mother, who had worked as a librarian. In dispensing advice to those looking to become successful in scientific research, he notes the importance of making sure the next generation of professionals in astrophysics find the field to be personally captivating. Despite his retirement, Dr. Grimes has remained affiliated with the Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1985. 

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