James W. Mayer | |
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| Born | April 24, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | June 14, 2013 (aged 83) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (BS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied Physics Electrical Engineering |
| Institutions | Hughes Research Laboratories California Institute of Technology Cornell University Arizona State University |
| Thesis | Performance of Germanium and Silicon Surface-Barrier Diodes as Alpha-Particle Spectrometers (1960) |
| Doctoral advisors | Hubert M. James |
James Walter Mayer (April 24, 1930 – June 14, 2013[1][2]) was an applied physicist, who was active in the field of ion-solid interactions. His accomplishments played a critical role in the development of the solid-state particle detector; the field of ion beam analysis of materials, and the application of ion implantation to semiconductors.