1938
Born to Russel Howland Sharp and Margaret E. (Dorries) Sharp in Buffalo, NY.
1960
Earns a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Princeton University.
1964
Earns a Doctor of Philosophy in theoretical physics from the California Institute of Technology.
1967
Teaches as an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania until 1974.
1974
Is a staff member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2012.
1982
Marries Gloria Evanitsky on January 9.
1984
Receives a lifetime appointment as a Laboratory Fellow of Los Alamos National Laboratory and continues in this role.
1985
Is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Mathematical Physics until 1987.
1992
Serves on the editorial board of journal proceedings for the American Mathematical Society.
2001
Receives the Defense Programs Award of Excellence from the United States Department of Energy.
2002
Is a senior scientific advisor of the Applied Physics Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2004.
2002
Is the group leader of the complex systems group within the Theoretical Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
2004
Is the deputy chief scientific officer at Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2005.
2006
Is a chief scientist of science technology and an engineering directorate within the Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2008.
2012
Is a guest scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and continues in this role.
2014
Is a consultant within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and continues in this role.
2021
Maintains fellow status with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society.
2021
Maintains fellow status with the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics and membership with the New York Academy of Sciences.
2021
Maintains membership with the International Society on General Relativity & Gravitation and International Association of Mathematical Physics.