Dr. Russell Young was born in Huntington, N.Y. on August 17, 1923. He received a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1953 and the Ph.D from Pennsylvania State University in 1959. He joined NBS as a Project Leader for Surface Science in 1961. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Young conducted the first measurements of vacuum tunneling and developed Topografner, a non-contacting instrument for high resolution mapping of surface topography, known as the Scanning Tunneling Microscope. He received many awards including the Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award (1979) and the Presidential Citation (1986). Dr. Young is a member of numerous professional societies and committees.
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