He entered the National Laboratory system in 1959 beginning at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Grunder obtained his Master's Degree in Engineering from the Kalrsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) in 1958 and in 1967 earned his doctorate in experimental nuclear physics from the University of Basel.
Non-digital items located in the Jefferson Lab Archives Room.īorn 4 December 1931 in Basel, Switzerland, Hermann August Grunder has been a very vocal advocate for the sciences especially within the Department of Energy, having worked for multiple labs during his estimated forty years within the National Laboratory system. The digital collection is located in the Jefferson Lab Document Management System. Grunder served at multiples installations working aggressively to further understanding and support of science. During his approximately 40 years in the service of the National Laboratory system, Dr. Grunder was the first Director of Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and had a literal hand in its formation and construction.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator FacilityĨ.8 linear feet (18 Hollinger boxes, 1 clamshell box, 1 oversize tube)Ĭorrespondence, drafts, printed material, digital archive of presentations, photographsĭr. (credit: Jefferson Lab) Table of Contents (right) The three laboratory directors at Hermann Grunder's birthday celebration: (l-r) Christoph Leemann, Hermann Grunder, Hugh Montgomery. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory A jubilant Hermann Grunder, physicist, celebrates for a job well done. Called the Bevalac, the machine is a combination of two existing accelerators at the Laboratory, the SuperHILAC and the Bevatron. (left) At 2:55 a.m., Augthe most powerful heavy ion accelerator in the world was born at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.